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Eagle
Italian 16th Century16th century
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Eagle
- Creator: Italian 16th Century
- Date Created: 16th century
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 75.6 x 62 x 31.8 cm (29 3/4 x 24 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: Dr. Joseph Eddé, Alexandria, Egypt; (Jacob Hirsch, New York); purchased January 1952 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1952 to NGA. [1] The bill of sale from Hirsch to the Kress Foundation for three sculptures, including NGA 1952.5.89, is dated 30 January 1952 (copy in NGA curatorial files). The eagle is described as "from the roof of a temple building (Akroter) in Alexandria...where it was found in 1898, during excavation. From the collection of Dr. Joseph Eddé..."
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: marble
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