Man Grieving over a Dead Deer
Artist / maker
George Minne (sculptors)Date
1896Period
19th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The embrace and intertwining that are typical of Minne can also be seen in Man Grieving over a Dead Deer from 1896. The reclining figure protects both himself and the dead animal. Just as in The Lost Son, Minne places the emotional expression not only at the level of the face, but he makes every component of the composition equally…
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The embrace and intertwining that are typical of Minne can also be seen in Man Grieving over a Dead Deer from 1896. The reclining figure protects both himself and the dead animal. Just as in The Lost Son, Minne places the emotional expression not only at the level of the face, but he makes every component of the composition equally expressive. The man surrenders himself completely to his grief. In his total love, he returns to earth, as it were, and becomes one with death. Minne probably borrowed the pose of the man from Rodin. Typical for the Ghent artist, however, is the poor, despondent physique.
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