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Aquila

William Rush American
1809–11
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 748
Oggi Rush è considerato uno dei primi scultori ritrattisti in America, oltre ad essere un importante intagliatore e doratore del legno attivo nella vivace comunità artigianale di Filadelfia agli inizi dell’ Ottocento. Quest’aquila dorata di grandi dimensioni sovrastava il pulpito della chiesa luterana evangelica di Saint John a Filadelfia fino al 1847. Fu poi collocata nella Sala dell’assemblea dell’Independence Hall, dove rimase fino al 1914. Nella nuova collocazione, vicino alla Campana della Libertà e sopra la statua lignea di George Washington eseguita da Rush, il suo valore simbolico si trasformò da attributo del santo patrono della chiesa che aveva commissionato l’opera, a icona del patriottismo e dell’indipendenza americani.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Aquila
  • Artista: William Rush, Americano, 1756-1833
  • Data: 1809-11
  • Materiale e tecnica: Legno intagliato (probabilmente abete bianco orientale), gessato e dorato; ferro fuso, dipinto
  • Dimensioni: 91,4 x 172,7 x 154,9 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, Sansbury‑Mills Fund e donazioni di Anthony W. e Lulu C. Wang, Mr. Robert G. Goelet e consorte, Annette de la Renta e Vira Hladun‑Goldmann, 2002
  • Numero d'inventario: 2002.21.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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