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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.41
People
François Girardon, French (Troyes 1628 - 1715 Paris)
Title
The Abduction of Proserpine by Pluto
Other Titles
Alternate Title: L'Enlevement de Proserpine; Pluto Carrying Off Proserpine
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
17th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227982

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
57.15 x 23.18 x 27.62 cm (22 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Edward R. Lubin, New York, NY, February 1961, sold;] to Fogg Art Museum through Louise Haskell Daly Fund.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise Haskell Daly Fund
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
1961.41
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • The Age of Louis XIII, exh. cat., Cummer Gallery of Art (Jacksonville, FL, 1969), cat. no. 8, ill.

Exhibition History

  • The Age of Louis XIII, Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, 10/29/1969 - 12/07/1969; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, 01/05/1970 - 02/08/1970

Verification Level

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