Wounded Love 19th century

"Wounded Love," a 19th-century bronze medal by Louis-Oscar Roty, depicts a woman cradling a child. The scene is framed by a wreath of roses and butterflies, symbolic of love and fragility. The artwork, currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, exemplifies the artist's talent for creating expressive and intricate medallic designs, reflecting a prevailing artistic interest in both realism and symbolism during this period.