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Source Description
Barye has outlined one of the three horse heads from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon in Athens. The horses pulled the chariot of Melene, the Greek goddess of the night. While a student, Barye studied Greek sculpture either through plaster casts or through engravings.
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Document identity
localId
20577
label
Drawing After the Pediment of the Parthenon
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20577
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Drawing After the Pediment of the Parthenon
description
Barye has outlined one of the three horse heads from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon in Athens. The horses pulled the chariot of Melene, the Greek goddess of the night. While a student, Barye studied Greek sculpture either through plaster casts or through engravings.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
1820s
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
sketches
drawings
leaf
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.5
height
15.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 11/16 x W: 6 in. (19.5 x 15.2 cm)
Source extras
med
graphite on paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d7f8bb6ecbde3f88