The Mother of Napoleon the Great

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"Madame Mere" (Letizia Ramolino), Cast from a Neoclassical sculpture now in the Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, England. The Italian sculptor has here represented the mother of Napoleon, attired in the Grecian costume that expresses the greatest majesty. The head is slightly turned to the left, with an air of sweetness and composure, and the left arm rests with negligent dignity on the back part of the seat, while the right holds gracefully the collected folds of her flowing mantle. The feet and the hands are exquisitely sculpted. The freshness of youth has yielded up its rights and given place to the matronly aspect of mature years. It is serene, yet slightly animated by some lofty and gratifying idea which seems entirely to occupy her mind.

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Crawford Art Gallery is a National Cultural Institution dedicated to historic and contemporary visual art. Located in the heart of Cork city, the gallery is a critical part of Ireland's cultural and tourism infrastructure, welcoming more than 265,000 visitors a year. Admission is free. The collection comprises more than 3,000 works, ranging from eighteenth-century Irish and European painting and sculpture, through to contemporary video installations. At the heart of the collection are the Canova Casts, a collection of Greek and Roman sculpture casts brought to Cork in 1818 from the Vatican Museums in Rome. Through its exhibitions and Learn & Explore programmes, Crawford Art Gallery is committed to fostering recognition, critical assessment, and acknowledgement of historical and contemporary Irish and international art practice. Charity Number: CHY 18818

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