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Akers, Benjamin Paul,
Mythology -- Classical
Sculpture
Relief
Undine, (sculpture).
Artist:
Akers, Benjamin Paul, 1825-1861, sculptor.
Title:
Undine, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1854-1858.
Medium:
Marble.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Undine
Object Type:
Sculpture
Relief
Owner:
Anonymous Collection.
Remarks:
According to article in The Home Journal, Oct. 9, 1858, this relief was one of the pieces the artist brought back from his studio in Rome, and the relief depicts the moment when Undine says to the knight, "I wept him to death."
References:
Moore, Merl M., Jr., 1994.
The Home Journal (New York), Oct. 9, 1858, 3:2-3.
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 73500349
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