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Peri at the Gates of Paradise, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Crawford, Thomas 1813?-1857  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565
Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th Street, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20006
Date:
1856
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1982.
Cash, Sarah, with Terri Sultan, "American Treasures of the Corcoran Gallery of Art," New York: Abbeville Press, 2000, pg. 63.
National Gallery of Art, collection printout, "Acquisitions from the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art," 2015.
Summary:
Full-length, semi-nude, winged, female figure in classical drape. Has hands demurely clasped in front of her and has flowers encircling her head.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Religion--Angel  Search this
Fantasy--Fairy  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75002559
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_4952