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The Flood

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The Flood

1648–49

Medium

Terracotta

Tags

Human Figures Floods

Dimensions

13 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (33.7 x 32.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund and Director's Discretionary Fund, 1980

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, modeled Italy, Rome

Rights

Public Domain

About Michel Anguier

1612–1686 • France

After working in the Rome studio of Algardi, Michel and his brother, François, brought a Roman Baroque style back to France; they collaborated on the tomb of Henry de Montmorency (in the chapel of the Lycée). Comment on works: Sculptor; Mythology; Allegory; Religious

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