Venus and the Sphinx
Dublin Core
Title
Venus and the Sphinx
Subject
Venus, Sphinx
Description
Like much of the sculpture of the Romantic movement in French art, Préault's work was rejected from the Paris Salons throughout the 1830s and 1840s. Official recognition came after the Revolution of 1848. This plaster group is the working model for the commission of 1867 for the imperial palace at Fontainbleau.
Creator
Auguste Préault (French, 1809–1879)
Date
1868-01-01/1868-12-31
Date Available
1868
Provenance
Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, 1981
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[ Heim Gallery, London , until 1981; sold to MMA] [Heim Gallery, 1981; sold to MMA]
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[ Heim Gallery, London , until 1981; sold to MMA] [Heim Gallery, 1981; sold to MMA]
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
tinted plaster
Physical Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 42 1/2 x 45 x 23 3/4 in. (108 x 114.3 x 60.3 cm)
Files
Collection
Citation
Auguste Préault (French, 1809–1879), “Venus and the Sphinx,” Mapping Mythology: A Digital Collection of Classical Mythology in Post-Antique Art, accessed December 3, 2020, http://mappingmythology.com/items/show/90.