Ceres (sculpture) explained

Ceres
Artist:Augustin Pajou
Year: 1768–70
Material:Terracotta with reddish patination
Height Metric:62.5
Width Metric:19.1
Length Metric:19.1
City:New York City
Museum:Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ceres is an 18th-century statuette by Augustin Pajou depicting Ceres, a Roman goddess. The work, made from terracotta, was intended as a model for a larger marble sculpture, Four Seasons. Ceres is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ceres. live. 2018-09-21. www.metmuseum.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034952/https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/206711?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ao=on&od=on&ft=*&offset=160&rpp=80&pos=188 . 2018-09-21 .