The Spirit of the Dance at The Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Title (Spirit of) The Dance Artist Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) Date 1869 Medium Terracotta Dimensions Height 420 cm Accession# RF 2884 Credit x In 1863 Charles Garnier, the architect of the new Paris Opera, commissioned four sculpted groups by four artists who had won the Grand Prix de Rome to decorate the facade of the building. Carpeaux was to cover the theme of Dance. Over a three-year period, he produced a variety of sketches and models before conveiving this turning farandole of women encirlcling the spirit of dance. The sculptor's main convern was to convey the feeling of movement, and this he achieved through a dual momentum of circular and vertical motion. The leaping spirit dominates the group, urging on the curcle of bacchantes, in unbalanced postures. The public was shocked by the realism of the female nudes, which they judges unseemly; indeed, a bottle of ink was thrown against the sculpture and its removal was requested. However, the war of 1870, followed by the death of Carpeaux, put an end to the controversy. Due to its popular and characteristic style in figurative sculpture, many of the faces and subjects in this piece were separated, cast and sold separately. The bacchante on the left of the group piece, which the bottle of ink was thrown at, was turned into a bust and can be seen here on Scan the World. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)作品名：《舞之精神》（(Spirit of) The Dance） 艺术家：让-巴蒂斯特·卡尔波（Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux，1827-1875） 创作年份：1869年 材质：陶土（Terracotta） 尺寸：高420厘米 入藏编号：RF 2884 来源：x 1863年，新巴黎歌剧院的建筑师夏尔·加尼耶（Charles Garnier）委托四位斩获罗马大奖（Grand Prix de Rome）的艺术家创作四组雕塑，用于装饰建筑外立面，卡尔波的创作主题为舞蹈。在三年的创作周期中，他完成了多幅草图与原型模型，最终构思出这幅女性环绕“舞之精神”旋转的法兰多拉舞（farandole）群雕。这位雕塑家的核心诉求在于传递运动氛围感，通过环形与竖向的双重动势完美达成了这一目标。腾空跃起的“舞之精神”统领整组作品，催动着姿态失衡的酒神女信徒围成圆环。当时的公众对作品中女性裸体的写实表现倍感震惊，认为其有失体统；甚至有人向雕塑投掷墨水瓶，要求移除该作品。然而1870年的战争与卡尔波的离世最终平息了这场争议。由于该作品在具象雕塑领域兼具大众亲和力与标志性风格，群雕中的诸多面部形象与单体元素被拆分、翻模并单独售卖。其中左侧的酒神女信徒单体（即被投掷墨水瓶的那一个）被改制成胸像，可在Scan the World（扫描世界）平台查看。 本作品隶属于Scan the World（扫描世界）项目。该项目是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性计划，旨在搭建全球范围内可免费3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取与使用。Scan the World是一项开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。扫描方式：摄影测量法（Photogrammetry），使用Agisoft PhotoScan软件完成后期处理。