Nessus Abducting Dejanira

Bertel Thorvaldsen|Count Paolo Marulli

modeled 1814–15, carved 1821–23 or 1826

Nessus Abducting Dejanira by Bertel Thorvaldsen|Count Paolo Marulli

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

confirmed: 39 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 5 3/4 in., 414 lb. (100.3 × 125.7 × 14.6 cm, 187.8 kg) historic dimensions, superceded: 47 1/4 × 49 3/16 in. (120 × 125 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture

Danish, sculpted Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2004

Accession Number

2004.174

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About the Artist

Bertel Thorvaldsen|Count Paolo Marulli · 17701844

Danish sculptor. Comment on works: sculptor

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