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Ceres

ca. 1768–70
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 552
This is a model for a marble statuette, formerly owned by the duc de Choiseul, now in the Louvre, Paris.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ceres
  • Artist: Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1768–70
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Buff terracotta with reddish patination
  • Dimensions: Overall: 24 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (62.5 × 19.1 × 19.1 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, C. Michael Paul Gift, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift, and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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