Boreas and Orithyia (Allegory of Air)
original marble 1677/1681 (Marsy) and 1684/1687 (Flamen); bronze c. 1693-1716
Sculptor, French, 1624 - 1681
Sculptor, French, 1647 - 1717

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G12
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 53.3 x 29 x 27 cm (21 x 11 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1986.74.2
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 7-8 June 1973, 2nd, no. 228); 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: 146, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q63860843