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Daphne and Saturnus, (sculpture). Artist:  Romanelli Studios, fabricator. Title:  Daphne and Saturnus, (sculpture). Dates:  19th c. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: limestone; Base: concrete and stone facing wall. Dimensions:  Each figure: approx. H. 5 ft. 9 in.; Base approx. H. 2 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two mythical figures mounted on a curved native stone wall. Saturnus, God of Seedtime and Harvest, stands with proper left leg bent and proper left foot forward. Saturnus holds a sheaf of wheat in his proper right hand. Daphne, a nymph, the other figure, stands with her proper right knee bent. She holds draped material over her proper right shoulder with her proper right hand. The material also drapes around her waist. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Saturnus Mythology -- Classical -- Daphne Mythology -- Classical -- Nymph Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Mission Hills Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Mission Hills, Council, 6300 State Line, Mission Hills, Kansas 66208 Located In park at intersection of Mission Drive, Ensley and Overhill Streets, Mission Hills, Kansas Remarks:  The figures were purchased in Italy by J. C. Nichols. Originally there were three figures but the third figure disappeared around 1979 and has never been replaced. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994. 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 KS000023   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000023 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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