Fidelity, the Mother of Constant Love

Augustin Pajou

1799 · Terracotta · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Fidelity, the Mother of Constant Love — Augustin Pajou

In this highly moralizing allegory, the young woman's hair is styled modishly à la Titus, a short bob in emulation of a hairstyle favored by ancient Roman republicans.

Artist
Augustin Pajou
Date
1799
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Purchase, Gifts of J. Pierpont Morgan and Irwin Untermyer, by exchange, 1986

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