Paris Head Bronze grand tour after Bertel Thorvaldsen

after Bertel Thorvaldsen

and curated collections

and ensured that his gorgeous and idolized face came down through the ages by minting coins with his head on them and with many sculptures made in his honour

17 x 10 x 6 cm

An adapted form of the Greek volute-krater

Paris Head Bronze grand tour after Bertel ThorvaldsenParis, a head from the Roman sculpture of Paris. This classical decorative head of Paris, is finished in a lustrous dark brown bronze, created by the layering of bronze to the marble surface and treated numerous times with bronzing chemicals and then hand polished once the patina colour is achieved. Size. 45 cm tall. Paris, ( Greek: Defender) also called Alexandros, in Greek legend, son of King Priam of Troy and his wife, Hecuba. A dream regarding his