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The sculpture is a bas-relief medallion featuring three figures. One side shows a skeletal figure in a cloaked robe seated on a platform. The center figure is a composed female in classical attire, with one arm extended towards the skeletal figure and the other supporting a nude female clinging to her. The material appears to be bronze with an aged patina, highlighted by dark and light areas. The sculpture is inscribed with the words "Traité de Gynécologie."
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The sculpture is a bas-relief medallion featuring three figures. One side shows a skeletal figure in a cloaked robe seated on a platform. The center figure is a composed female in classical attire, with one arm extended towards the skeletal figure and the other supporting a nude female clinging to her. The material appears to be bronze with an aged patina, highlighted by dark and light areas. The sculpture is inscribed with the words "Traité de Gynécologie."

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Allegory of the Fight Against Death [reverse]

Jules-Clément Chaplain

Date
1906
Medium
silvered copper
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 10.91 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
2004.59.4.b
Credit line
Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • allegory
  • Death
  • silvered
  • Medicine
Provenance

(David and Constance Yates, New York); purchased 1 June 2004 by NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: TRAITE DE.GYNECOLOGIE

NGA object ID 130154. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.