Boreas and Orithyia (Allegory of Air)

original marble 1677/1681 (Marsy) and 1684/1687 (Flamen); bronze c. 1693-1716

Gaspard Marsy II

Sculptor, French, 1624 - 1681

Anselme Flamen

Sculptor, French, 1647 - 1717

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West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G12


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde

  • Dimensions

    overall: 53.3 x 29 x 27 cm (21 x 11 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • 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


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