Detail View: The AMICA Library: Neoptolemus and Polyxena
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1984.235
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Piamontini, Giuseppe
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Italian; 1664-1742
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Guiseppe Piamontini
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Title:
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Neoptolemus and Polyxena
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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profile
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Creation Date:
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c. 1725
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Creation Start Date:
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1720
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Creation End Date:
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1730
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze
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Classification Term:
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Statuette
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Subject Description:
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Neoptolemus, a Greek warrior who entered Troy concealed in the famous wooden horse, avenged his father Achilles by sacrificing Polyxena, daughter of the ruler Priam, on the parental grave.Sculpture, bronze statuette, dark brown patina; nude figure of Neoptolemus with dagger in right hand standing behind seated nude figure of Polyxena
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Italy
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Italy,Toscana (region)
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Dimensions:
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13 1/4 in (33.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1984.235
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Restricted gift of Mrs. Harold T. Martin
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E38231.TIF
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