Description
Banquets of the gods were common literary devices in classical texts and myth, and their use here enmeshed with the desire to capture the sensuality of the body and water in motion.
Provenance
Jean-Paul Bignon (1662-1743); Steven de Marczibányi, 1752-1810 (Budapest, Hungary); Anthony de Rakovsky (Budapest, Hungary); Dr. Emil Delmar (Budapest, Hungary), sold to R. Stora & Co., 1952.; R. Stora & Co. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952.
Accession Number
1952.464
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 34.3 x 22.2 cm (13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund