Bourdelle: Adam and Liberty

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by Henk Bekker

Adam and Liberty Sculptures in the Bourdelle Museum in Paris

In the Antoine Bourdelle Museum in Paris: nude Adam (1889) shown post-sin, his head in hand. The four monumental allegories represent Liberty / La Liberté, Strength / La Force, Victory / La Victoire et Eloquence / L’Éloquence — they were made for the base of the Monument to General Alvear, an equestrian statue in Buenos Aires.