Eagle
16th century
Sculptor
Artwork overview
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Medium
marble
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 75.6 x 62 x 31.8 cm (29 3/4 x 24 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1952.5.89
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Dr. Joseph Eddé, Alexandria, Egypt; (Jacob Hirsch, New York); purchased January 1952 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1952 to NGA.
[1] The bill of sale from Hirsch to the Kress Foundation for three sculptures, including NGA 1952.5.89, is dated 30 January 1952 (copy in NGA curatorial files). The eagle is described as "from the roof of a temple building (Akroter) in Alexandria...where it was found in 1898, during excavation. From the collection of Dr. Joseph Eddé..."
Associated Names
Bibliography
1956
Paintings and Sculpture from the Kress Collection Acquired by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation 1951-56. Introduction by John Walker, text by William E. Suida and Fern Rusk Shapley. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1956: 234, no. 94, repro., as Hellenistic School, Egypt.
1959
Paintings and Sculpture from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1959: 381, repro., as Hellenistic School, Egypt.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 158, as Hellenistic School, Egypt.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 140, repro., as Hellenistic School, Egypt.
1973
Finley, David Edward. A Standard of Excellence: Andrew W. Mellon Founds the National Gallery of Art at Washington. Washington, 1973: 90.
1976
Middeldorf, Ulrich. Sculptures from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools XIV-XIX Century. London, 1976: 78.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 114, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q63809676