Vienna Bronze „Man Shielding a Woman with a Cloth“ - Orientalist, painted - H. 13,8 cm

A small, polychrome-painted bronze depicting an Orientalist scene in the style of the Vienna bronzes.

Nineteenth-century Orientalism left a deep mark on the Viennese workshops, and this figure draws directly on that imagery. Its strong colours show best in a display cabinet, on a secretaire or on a library shelf, making it a piece for collectors of art-historical subjects.

At a glance

• Material: bronze
• Colour: multicoloured, painted by hand
• Dimensions: 9,7 x 8,8 x 13,8 cm (W x D x H)
• Weight: 0,82 kg
• Finish: cast bronze, chased and painted in colour

Craftsmanship

Leaning forward, a man wearing an orange turban and loincloth holds a green cloth protectively behind a kneeling young woman. She wears long black hair with a golden circlet, covers her face with one hand and turns away. The man is rendered in dark bronze, the woman in a pale ivory tone.

Care

Dust with a soft, dry cloth. Painted areas should never be rubbed or treated with cleaners.