Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Carrier-Belleuse stands out for his opulent nude figures, yet he was also an exceptional portrait artist. Among his historical portraits, the Rousseau is one that truly captures the essence of the philosopher, showing him lost in thought as he admires a delicate bloom. The present sculpture seems to be an original plaster draft created by Carrier, bolstered by internal metal supports only visible through X-Rays. This work is a representation of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan intellectual and visionary, whose influential ideas on politics shaped the course of the Enlightenment across Europe, and significantly impacted the French Revolution and the development of modern thought in education and governance. In this sculpture, Jean-Jacques is depicted with a flower held delicately in his right hand.