DAVID d'Angers
(b. 1788, Angers, d. 1856, Paris)

Young Greek on the Tomb of Markos Botsaris

1827
Plaster model, 65 x 120 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers

David d'Angers sought to move away from classical themes. One of his most striking was the highly modern image of a naked Greek girl. This was designed for the tomb of the Greek freedom fighter Botsaris, who was killed at Missolonghi.




© Web Gallery of Art, created by Emil Krén and Daniel Marx.