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Bronze Statuette of Apollo Greek, ca. 500 BC Accession # 07.286.91 Apollo was a youthful god who presided over a wide variety of activities, from the initiation of boys into manhood to the utterance of oracles. His attributes were the bow and the lyre. This small figure, which would have been dedicated at the god's sanctuary, has a bow in the left hand and probably poured a libation from a phiale in the right hand. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) Diana, 1893–94; this cast, 1894 or after Bronze; 28 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 14 in. (71.8 x 41.3 x 35.6 cm) Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1985 (1985.353) Description In 1891, Madison Square Garden, designed by Stanford White, opened to the public with great fanfare. White (1853 - 1906), an old friend and artistic collaborator of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, modeled the Garden's tower after the tower of the Giralda which adjoins the cathedral of Seville in Spain. The architect wanted to have a revolving weather vane for his tower in the same manner as it Spanish prototype. Aware of Saint-Gaudens' desire to model ideal compositions, White gave the sculptor the opportunity to create the finial. The original Diana was 18 feet high and proved too large and cumbersome for White's tower. It was removed and replaced by a thinner and more streamlined 13-foot version in 1893. Diana was the only nude in Saint-Gaudens' oeuvre, and like many nude sculptures, it was often chastised by a puritanical public. Nevertheless, Saint-Gaudens viewed Diana as one of the crown jewels in his career. He created statuettes in three variants, of which this cast is of the rare, second type. The graceful elegance of this Diana is partially the result of the exquisite chasing defining her hair and facial features. The sculpture is further enhanced by a rich matte gold colored patination composed of gold, copper, and zinc, and applied by the electroplating process. Text from the Metropolitan Museum's site: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_art/viewOne.asp?dep=2&view...

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) Diana, 1893–94; this cast, 1894 or after Bronze; 28 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 14 in. (71.8 x 41.3 x 35.6 cm) Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1985 (1985.353) Description In 1891, Madison Square Garden, designed by Stanford White, opened to the public with great fanfare. White (1853 - 1906), an old friend and artistic collaborator of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, modeled the Garden's tower after the tower of the Giralda which adjoins the cathedral of Seville in Spain. The architect wanted to have a revolving weather vane for his tower in the same manner as it Spanish prototype. Aware of Saint-Gaudens' desire to model ideal compositions, White gave the sculptor the opportunity to create the finial. The original Diana was 18 feet high and proved too large and cumbersome for White's tower. It was removed and replaced by a thinner and more streamlined 13-foot version in 1893. Diana was the only nude in Saint-Gaudens' oeuvre, and like many nude sculptures, it was often chastised by a puritanical public. Nevertheless, Saint-Gaudens viewed Diana as one of the crown jewels in his career. He created statuettes in three variants, of which this cast is of the rare, second type. The graceful elegance of this Diana is partially the result of the exquisite chasing defining her hair and facial features. The sculpture is further enhanced by a rich matte gold colored patination composed of gold, copper, and zinc, and applied by the electroplating process. Text from the Metropolitan Museum's site: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_art/viewOne.asp?dep=2&view...

Drinking cup (kylix) with Apollo Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 480 B.C. the Brygos Painter Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greece Dimensions: Height: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.) Diameter: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.) Medium or Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Classification: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 026. Accession Number: 10.197 In interior, Apollo running to right, wearing chiton, himation and high boots (eudromides). In his left hand bow and arrow; in his right an arrow; behind him a sceptre. Condition: It was restored without handles. Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/drinking-cup-kylix-with-ap...

Plate Greek, Archaic Period, about 525–520 B.C. By Paseas, Formerly known as Painter of the Cerberus Plate Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greece Dimensions: Height: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.); diameter: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.) Medium or Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Classification: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 001 Accession Number: 01.8025 Herakles is dragging the three-headed dog (two heads are shown here) Kerberus out of Hades. Hermes is also present, wearing a pointed cap and carrying his herald's wand (kerycheion). Herakles wears his normal costume, the skin of the Nemean Lion, and carries his bow, but in unusual fashion is depicted as a beardless youth. The group stands on the ground line created by the exergue. In the exergue is an elaborate palmette and lotus design. Condition: Repaired with some restorations. Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/plate-153852

Plate Greek, Archaic Period, about 525–520 B.C. By Paseas, Formerly known as Painter of the Cerberus Plate Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greece Dimensions: Height: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.); diameter: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.) Medium or Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Classification: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 001 Accession Number: 01.8025 Herakles is dragging the three-headed dog (two heads are shown here) Kerberus out of Hades. Hermes is also present, wearing a pointed cap and carrying his herald's wand (kerycheion). Herakles wears his normal costume, the skin of the Nemean Lion, and carries his bow, but in unusual fashion is depicted as a beardless youth. The group stands on the ground line created by the exergue. In the exergue is an elaborate palmette and lotus design. Condition: Repaired with some restorations. Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/plate-153852

Drinking cup (kylix) with Apollo Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 480 B.C. the Brygos Painter Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greece Dimensions: Height: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.) Diameter: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.) Medium or Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Classification: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 026. Accession Number: 10.197 In interior, Apollo running to right, wearing chiton, himation and high boots (eudromides). In his left hand bow and arrow; in his right an arrow; behind him a sceptre. Condition: It was restored without handles. Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/drinking-cup-kylix-with-ap...