Hiram PowersStati Uniti, 1805–1873Proserpine
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, Stati Uniti
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- Ultimo cambio di stato
- 25 set 2026
- Fonte
- I dati di collezione del museo stesso
About the sculpture
Proserpine (or Persephone) is a character from Greek mythology who was forced to spend part of every year in the underworld. Her absence from the earth was believed to cause winter, while her return brought spring. Hiram Powers modeled the original bust of Proserpine to include an elaborate woven basket filled with flowers. This proved too time-consuming and expensive to carve, however, and it was changed to a simple arrangement of acanthus leaves. Proserpine was replicated more than any other work produced by an American sculptor during the nineteenth century, and Powers’s studio carved more than three hundred copies.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 1968.155.68
What it shows
Fonti
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · acquisita 3 giorni fa
- Immagine: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
