Amor Caritas
model 1880-1898, cast by 1905
Sculptor, American, born Ireland, 1848 - 1907
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G7
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 102.24 × 45.72 × 12.07 cm (40 1/4 × 18 × 4 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2014.136.254
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Collection of the artist; purchased 1905 by Franklin MacVeagh [1837-1934], Chicago;[1] probably by inheritance to his son, Eames MacVeagh [1871-1948], Chicago; purchased 1942 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The artist's Income Account Journal, 1896-1908, entry for 9 November 1905 (Papers of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Manuscript ML-4, Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire).
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1966
Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 30 September 1966, unpublished checklist.
1975
150th Anniversary of the National Academy of Design, National Collection of Fine Arts (now Smithsonian American Art Museum), Washington, 6 June - 1 September 1975, no. 107, repro.
1993
Beaux-Arts to Moderne: Roots of Modern Sculpture, Fine Arts Program of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, 22 June - 13 August 1993, no. 16.
2008
The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 March - 27 July 2008, unpublished checklist.
2009
American Bronzes from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 29 April 2009 - 2013, no catalogue.
2013
American Journeys: Visions of Place, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 September 2013 - 28 September 2014, unpublished checklist.
Bibliography
2000
Cash, Sarah, with Terrie Sultan. American Treasures of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. New York, 2000: 130, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q63863764