The Child at The Petit Palais, Paris

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This enamelled sanstone piece created between 1889 and 1894 was made by Jean Carries (Lyon, 1855 - Paris, 1894) is called The Infant. Arsene Alexandre, the biography of Carries, speaks about the sculpture, "This child, perhaps six years old but is still a baby, [...] a child of noble blood, royal without down, is stood in a defiant yet feared attitude. One doesn't know what she sees, perhaps in deep sorrow, perhaps Madame la Morte who knocks on her door. She holds colsely to her chest a worn out doll, all flat and piteous".   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 stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.