For the French Alpine Club 1889
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This bronze plaquette by Louis-Oscar Roty was created in 1889 for the French Alpine Club. The work depicts a female figure, representing the Alps, guiding a male figure who represents a climber towards a mountain peak, a symbol of the challenges faced by mountain climbers. The inscription, "Per Ardua," meaning "Through hardship," reinforces this theme. This piece, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is a fine example of Roty's style of medallic art, known for its realistic portrayal and symbolic imagery.
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