Poetic Muse (reverse)
1897
Artist, Czech, 1859 - 1943
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
silvered bronze
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Credit Line
Gift of David and Constance Yates in honor of Nicholas Penny
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Dimensions
overall: 7.5 x 4.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2008.116.1.b
Associated Artworks
Heinrich Heine, 1797-1856, German Romantic Poet (obverse)
Heinrich Kautsch
1897
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(David and Constance Yates, New York); gift 2008 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across the field in Gothic letters: AUS . / . MEINEN . / GROSSEN . SCHMERZEN . / . MACH . ICH . DIE . / KLEINEN . LIEDER (Out of my great pain I fashion little songs)
Wikidata ID
Q63864000