Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces")

Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces")
Artist Aristide Maillol
Type Bronze
Dimensions 154.6 cm × 62.2 cm × 47.6 cm ( 60 7⁄8 in ×  24 1⁄2 in ×  18 3⁄4 in)
Location Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., United States
Owner Smithsonian Institution

Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces") is a bronze sculpture, by Aristide Maillol.[1] It was modeled in 1930, and cast in 1953, it is at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.[2]

In the tradition of the Three Graces in Ancient Roman sculpture,[3] and The Three Graces (sculpture), by Antonio Canova, it shows serenity, in contrast to his contemporary, Auguste Rodin.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces"), (sculpture)". SIRIS
  2. ↑ http://www.hirshhorn.org/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=9776
  3. ↑ "Ancient Greek & Roman Sculpture: Charites the Three Graces". theoi.com.
  4. ↑ A Garden for Art, Valerie J. Fletcher, LOC # 97-61991, p.45
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