Nessus Abducting Dejanira
Bertel Thorvaldsen|Count Paolo Marulli
modeled 1814–15, carved 1821–23 or 1826
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 (100.3 × 125.7 × 14.6 cm, 187.8 kg) historic dimensions, superceded: 47 1/4 × 49 3/16 in.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
Tags
WomenCentaurs
About the Artist
Bertel Thorvaldsen|Count Paolo Marulli · 1770–1844
Danish sculptor. Comment on works: sculptor