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The Infidelity of Asklepios, (sculpture). Artist:  Snowden, George H., 1902-1990, sculptor. Freedlander, Joseph, 1870-1943, architect. Title:  The Infidelity of Asklepios, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 10 ft. Description:  High relief stone sculpture of Zeus flanked by two female figures in classical dress. He wears robes, is bare-chested and sits on a throne. The figure on his proper right is holding Zeus' hand which rests on her proper right shoulder. Her head is turned away from him and she holds a bowl in her proper left hand. A young nude boy stands beside her and eats out of the bowl. Two chickens stand beside the boy. One of the birds is pecking at the ground; the other gazes up at the boy. The female figure on Zeus' proper left has her head turned away from him. She holds a water jar in her proper left arm. A dog and two lambs stand at her feet. The relief is located in the pediment of a building. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Zeus Mythology -- Classical -- Asklepios Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Animal -- Dog Animal -- Sheep Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Saratoga Relief Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of New York, New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Saratoga Springs State Park, Box W, Saratoga, New York 12866 Located Saratoga State Park, Hall of Springs, Administration Building, Saratoga, New York Remarks:  Engraved in pediment next to relief: "Anno 1934". For related materials see James Kettlewell's "Saratoga Springs: an Architectural History", Saratoga Springs: Lyrical Ballad Book Store, 1991, pg. 123. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 NY000964   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000964 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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