Ganymede and the Eagle

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MIA_.66.9

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MIA_.66.9

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Thorvaldsen, Bertel

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Thorvaldsen, Bertel

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Creator Nationality:

European; Northern European; Danish

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European; Northern European; Danish

Creator Nationality

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Creator Role:

sculptor

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sculptor

Creator Role

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Creator Dates/Places:

1770 - 1844

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1770 - 1844

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Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

Bertel Thorvaldsen

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Bertel Thorvaldsen

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Title:

Ganymede and the Eagle

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Ganymede and the Eagle

Title

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View:

Front

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Front

View

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Creation Date:

1817 - 1829

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1817 - 1829

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1817

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1817

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1829

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1829

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

carrara marble

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carrara marble

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Classification Term:

Marble

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Marble

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

H.34-3/4 x W.18-1/2 x D.46-3/8 in.

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H.34-3/4 x W.18-1/2 x D.46-3/8 in.

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Component Measured:

overall

mcm

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Component Measured

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Measurement Unit:

in

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in

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AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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ID Number:

66.9

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66.9

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of the Morse Foundation

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Gift of the Morse Foundation

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Inscriptions:

SIGNATURE

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SIGNATURE

Inscriptions

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Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

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Context:

In Greek mythology, Ganymede was a beautiful prince whom the god Zeus, taking the form of an eagle, carried off to Mount Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods.

Enthusiasm for the art of Greece and Rome revived when the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were excavated in the mid-18th to early 19th centuries. Archaeological finds at these sites inspired artists to emulate classical sculpture, which they regarded as the highest representation of ideal nature and beauty.

Bertel Thorvaldsen studied and worked in Rome and collected antiquities. In his sculptures, the combination of mythological subjects, idealized human forms, realistic details, and smooth marble surfaces evokes the serenity of the ancient Greek models he admired.

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In Greek mythology, Ganymede was a beautiful prince whom the god Zeus, taking the form of an eagle, carried off to Mount Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods.Enthusiasm for the art of Greece and Rome revived when the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were excavated in the mid-18th to early 19th centuries. Archaeological finds at these sites inspired artists to emulate classical sculpture, which they regarded as the highest representation of ideal nature and beauty.Bertel Thorvaldsen studied and worked in Rome and collected antiquities. In his sculptures, the combination of mythological subjects, idealized human forms, realistic details, and smooth marble surfaces evokes the serenity of the ancient Greek models he admired.

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