(Figure of Diana and Pedestal, Blue and White Garden), (sculpture).

(Figure of Diana and Pedestal, Blue and White Garden), (sculpture).

Barranti, P., sculptor.

(Figure of Diana and Pedestal, Blue and White Garden), (sculpture).

Dedicated between 1902 and 1916.

Digital Reference:

Sculpture: white marble; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 63 x 20 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 19 x 20 x 18 in.

(On back of tree stump behind proper right leg:) P. BARRANTI/FLORENCE signed

A figure of Diana with head turned to the proper right stand on a short base at the front of a large niche. She holds her proper right arm up to her proper right shoulder where she holds a garment clasp with her hand. With her proper left hand near her chest, she holds drapery to attach it to the clasp. There is a tree stump at the back of her proper right leg. The sculpture is mounted on a short base set on wooden blocks. It rests in a circular alcove under a gazebo that is adjacent to a fountain and pool.

Mythology -- Classical -- Diana

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Canandaigua

Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion, 151 Charlotte Street, Blue and White Garden, gazebo in fountain-pool area, Canandaigua, New York 14424

Formerly in the collection of Thompson, Mary Clark, Canandaigua, New York

The sculpture was formerly in the collection of Mary Clark Thompson and is located at Sonnenberg Gardens (the former Thompson summer residence) which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Blue and White Garden was one of nine gardens created between 1902 and 1916. Sculpture was moved from the unstable temple of Diana to the gazebo in fountain pool area of the Blue and White Garden.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System