"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

01 December 2015

Happy birthday, Falconet.

Falconet, Seated Cupid (detail), 1757


Étienne-Maurice Falconet was born on this date in 1716.

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