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Passionate Lovers
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First and foremost Johan Tobias Sergel was a sculptor. But he was also a masterly draughtsman. Passionate Lovers expresses Sergel’s exceptional capability to mediate the nerve of a certain situation or mood. It is indeed a piece of Swedish art history and at the same time it is a part of the story of Sergel’s Roman circle that consisted of several of Europe’s most famous artists during their visit in Rome.
Title: Passionate Lovers
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First and foremost Johan Tobias Sergel was a sculptor.
But he was also a masterly draughtsman.
Passionate Lovers expresses Sergel’s exceptional capability to mediate the nerve of a certain situation or mood.
It is indeed a piece of Swedish art history and at the same time it is a part of the story of Sergel’s Roman circle that consisted of several of Europe’s most famous artists during their visit in Rome.
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