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Feast of Cybele
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This piece is a contemporary cast of the original sketch for the relief by Moitte for the Hôtel de Salm, Paris. This building was constructed between 1782 and 1787 as a royal palace, and "nationalized" after the French Revolution. In 1804 it became the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur. At this date new exterior sculptures were added and the interior remodeled.
Cybele was the ancient "great mother" goddess, whose festivals coincided with the beginning of spring.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co. [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as by Clodion]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/24/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Approx. H: 8 7/8 x Approx. L: 46 7/16 in. (22.5 x 118 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.368