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Moretti, Giuseppe,
Coustou, Guillaume,
Harrison Granite Company,
Roman Bronze Works,
Animal -- Horse
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Horses, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moretti, Giuseppe, 1857-1935, sculptor.
Coustou, Guillaume, 1677-1746, sculptor. (copy after)
Harrison
Granite
Company
,
contractor
.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Horses, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1900.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculptures: bronze; Bases: Barre
granite
.
Dimensions:
2 part. Each sculpture: approx. 15 x 6 x 9 ft.; Each base: approx. 11 x 8 x 10 ft.
Description:
Two male figures each attempting to tame a rearing horse. The sculptures flank a set of steps at the entrance to the park. The sculpture on the left is a man holding the reins of a rearing horse in his proper left hand; his proper right hand rests on the horse's back. The sculpture on the right is a man holding the horse's bit with his proper right hand; his proper left arm is at his side. Both sculptures rest atop square bases.
Subject:
Animal -- Horse
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Located Highland Park, Stanton Avenue entrance, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Sculptures are copies after Coustou's "Horses of Marly." Horses were finished in green antique patina.
References:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 282.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5075, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture", Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 309.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 64480148
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64480148
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