Turtle Seizing a Snake
1962
Artist, Italian, 1908 - 1991
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 45.1 x 47.9 cm (17 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
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Accession
1983.21.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York); Alexandre P. Rosenberg, New York;[1] gift 1983 to NGA.
[1] Paul Mellon purchased 4 of these reliefs from Rosenberg in 1966 which have since entered the NGA collection. They are 1983.1.67-1983.1.70.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1987
Sculpture: Looking into Three Dimensions, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska, 1987-1988, unnumbered.
Bibliography
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 145, repro.
Inscriptions
upper right in circle: MANZU / NFMM
Markings
FM: NFMM
Wikidata ID
Q63860855