Pluto and Persephone (Allegory of Fire)

original marble 1677/1699, bronze cast c. 1693-1716

François Girardon

Associated Names
François Girardon

Sculptor, French, 1628 - 1715

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde

  • Dimensions

    height: 54.93 cm (21 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.74.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 7-8 June 1973, 2nd day, no. 229); purchased by Asbjorn R. Lunde [1927-2017], New York; gift 1986 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 103, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63860835

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