Terminal Figure of Ceres
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Object Details
- Artist
- Carroll Beckwith, born Hannibal, MO 1852-died New York City 1917
- Luce Center Label
- This painting shows a statue of Ceres in a garden of Versailles, France. Ceres was the Roman goddess of harvest and fertility, and among her symbols are sheaves of grain. Carroll Beckwith created this painting in September, and the scene glows with the vibrant light of autumn.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution
- 1911
- Object number
- 1974.69.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 5A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Monument\statue
- Mythology\classical\Ceres
- Landscape\France\Versailles
- Record ID
- saam_1974.69.9
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a756e989-8252-4439-b563-d7e22a6cc0b7
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