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| The Cranach Hat, Sarah Myers Contemporary Sculpture in terracotta |
She tilts her head
gently to the side, counterbalancing the elaborate flare of her
velvet hat. Around her neck cling rich Renaissance jewels; the top
of her bodice is embroidered with a scrolling pattern of stylized
leaves and stems; a few stray locks of hair escape from her ornate
headgear, which is also beaded and jeweled. Her sidelong glance is
thoughtful and bright but almost wistful.
My most recent
sculpture was inspired, as its name implies, by the paintings of a
great sixteenth-century painter, Lucas Cranach the elder. His vital,
energetic but opulent portrayals struck me as perfect source material
for a portrait like this one, created in a vivid red-orange
terracotta at about half life-scale.
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| The Cranach Hat, Sarah Myers Close-up |
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The Cranach Hat, Sarah Myers Detail |
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| The Cranach Hat, Sculpture by Sarah Myers |
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| The Cranach Hat, detail Sarah Myers |
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| The Cranach Hat, Sarah Myers |
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