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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.336.52
People
Bonfiglio Zaccagnini, Italian (19th c.)
After Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish (Copenhagen 1770 - 1844 Copenhagen)
Title
Cupid Leading Cerberus, Symbolizing Fire, after Thorwaldsen
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
relief, sculpture
Date
19th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/95083

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Plaster
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
6.4 cm diam. (2 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower edge: B ZACCAGNINI F. IN CONCHIGLIA
  • inscription: upper edge, relief, Italian, in artist's hand: IL FUOCO
  • inscription: beneath image, relief, Italian, in artist's hand: CAV A THORWALDSEN INV E SCULPT

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. A. D. Hurd, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1929.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. A. D. Hurd
Accession Year
1929
Object Number
1929.336.52
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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