Who created "Pedestal"?

Pedestal was created by Augustin Pajou in 19th century.

When was "Pedestal" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

Is "Pedestal" in the public domain?

Yes, Pedestal is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Pedestal

Augustin Pajou

19th century

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

Overall (wt. confirmed): 48 1/4 × 17 × 17 × 11 3/4 in., 623lb. (122.6 × 43.2 × 43.2 × 29.8 cm, 282.5909kg)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Ogden Mills, 1920

Accession Number

20.128.2b

About the Artist

Augustin Pajou · 1730–1809

Augustin Pajou (1730–1809) was one of the foremost French sculptors of the second half of the eighteenth century, whose long and distinguished career bridged the Rococo grace of the Ancien Régime and the more sober classicizing spirit that emerged in the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. Born in Paris into a family with artistic connections — his father was an ornamental sculptor — Pajou showe...

Pedestal

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