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Masque of the Golden Bowl (commemorative plaque), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site RR 3, Box 73 Cornish New Hampshire 03745
Date:
1905-1906
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Summary:
In the center of a rectangular plaque is a Roman temple-altar with trees on either side, which are hung with theatrical comedy masks and drapery. A winged cherub with a lyre is at the left. There is an antique bowl on top and a Roman chariot at the bottom.
Topic:
Figure male--Nude  Search this
Architecture exterior--Classical  Search this
Performing Arts--Theater  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76007868
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_18647