Immortality
Date
ca. 1881Period
19th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
In Belgian sculpture in the second half of the nineteenth century, Paul De Vigne represents the classical trend, which was based on the study of the art of classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance. In his own opinion, Immortality was his best work. He made it after the death of his friend, the painter Lieven De Winne. This bronze copy…
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In Belgian sculpture in the second half of the nineteenth century, Paul De Vigne represents the classical trend, which was based on the study of the art of classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance. In his own opinion, Immortality was his best work. He made it after the death of his friend, the painter Lieven De Winne. This bronze copy used to be in the museum as the crowning glory of a monument to De Winne. This monument also contained two sculpted portraits that also belonged to the museum: a portrait of De Winne by De Vigne and a portrait of De Vigne by Rodin, with whom he had a friendly relationship in Paris. The monument was created by Xavier Mellery.
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