Horatio Greenough

Japanese: グリノー（英語表記）Horatio Greenough

1805‐52
American neoclassical sculptor. Born in Boston. Immediately after graduating from Harvard University in 1825, he went to Rome, where he mastered the techniques of neoclassical sculpture at an early age for an American. He produced many monumental portrait sculptures, but was torn between his romantic sentiments, which drew inspiration from Greek mythology, the Bible, Byron, and other sources, and his desire to look to ancient Greek and Roman sculpture as a model. He also left behind a collection of essays (1852) that explored the relationship between architecture and decoration. He remained in Italy until the year before his death.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1805‐52
アメリカの新古典主義彫刻家。ボストン生れ。1825年ハーバード大学を出てすぐローマに赴き，アメリカ人としてごく早い時期に新古典主義彫刻の技法を身につける。モニュメンタルな肖像彫刻を多く制作したが，ギリシア神話，聖書，バイロンなどに発想を求めるロマン主義的な心情と，ギリシア･ローマの古代彫刻に規範を仰ぐ志向との間に分裂がみられた。建築と装飾との関係を考察したエッセー集(1852)も残す。死の前年までイタリアにとどまった。

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