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Other Kinds of Love: C.12-2018

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

Other Kinds of Love

Maker(s)

Maker: Smith, Matt

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Description

Black parian, moulded from other objects and ceramics.

Black parian elliprical container, with slightly concave vertical sides and classical decoration, filled with animal and human figures and objects. At the centre a large decanter shaped form with pronounced shoulders, a short narrow neck and large knob. To one side, a large swan's neck with head falling to the ground outside the container.

Place(s) associated

  • County Kilkenny ⪼ Ireland

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Anonymous

Dating

Production date: AD 2017

Note

Matt Smith (b.1971) is an artist and curator. Smith made this piece for inclusion in the Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition 'Flux: Parian Unpacked', which he co-curated in 2018. The black parian material contrasted starkly with the shades of white found in the Glynn collection of English parian, which formed the centrepiece of the exhibition. The piece responds to two early eighteenth century bronzes in the museum's collection: 'Leda and the Swan' and 'Ganymede and the Eagle' by Soldani-Benzi. Made using moulds from other objects, including ceramics, this composite piece explores the English museum tradition of displaying unusual kinds of love in Classical art, but (until recently) ignoring allusions to homosexuality.

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.12-2018
Primary reference Number: 226063
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 18 December 2018 Updated: Monday 3 July 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Other Kinds of Love" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/226063 Accessed: 2024-12-22 14:47:41

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