Medea, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Story, William Wetmore 1819-1895
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "American Figurative Sculpture," 1986, pg. 122-127.
Summary
The statue is a woman holding a dagger at her side in her proper right hand. She plays with the necklace around her neck with her proper left hand. Her gaze is cast downward and she wears a distracted angry expression.
1868-1880
Control number
IAS 20490009
Type
Sculptures
Medium
Marble
Owner/Location
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 1984.202
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Figure female--Full length
Mythology--Classical--Medea
Object--Weapon--Dagger
Dress--Accessory--Jewelry
Record ID
siris_ari_300703
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