Alba, Polychrome Terracotta After Friedrich Goldscheider

Important polychrome terracotta statue representing ALBA.ABLA AND ANTAR, THE ARABIAN LEGEND OF IMPOSSIBLE LOVE.In the desert of Saudi Arabia, one of the most famous legends of Arabic literature: the story of Abla and Antar.This epic, which spans the centuries, is not only a love story à la Romeo and Juliet, it is a symbol of the fight against prejudice. Far from idealized love tales, the story of Antar and Abla is a fight against social norms and inequalities that takes place in the dunes of the Al Qassim desert.At the base of the plinth, there is a cartouche in Arabic.French work from the end of the 19th century, attributed to Friedrich GOLDSCHEIDER.HEIGHT: 98 cmDimensions of the base: 28 cm long x 38 cm deep