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Allegorical figure

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 57 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (146.1 x 64.8 x 26.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1939

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

About François Girardon

1628–1715France

An outstanding sculptor of King Louis XIV's reign who was more classical and restrained than his contemporary, Coysevox. Much of his work was for Versailles, including his famous 'Apollo Tended by the Nymphs.' His equestrian statue of Louis XIV was destroyed during the French Revolution. His wife, Catherine Duchemin, was a flower painter. Comment on works: Mythology