La Ravissement d'Helene

Pierre Puget1683 - 1686

Details

Title: La Ravissement d'Helene
Creator: Pierre Puget
Creator Lifespan: 1620 - 1694
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: Male
Date: 1683 - 1686
Physical Location: Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Provenance: Possibly the group sold by the merchant Simon-Philippe Poirier to Jeanne Becu, comtesse du Barry, March 23, 1770 (Wildenstein 1962, p. 373); possibly the same inventoried in the dining room of the pavillion of the Chatreau de Louveciennes in 1772 and 1774; Revolutionary confiscation (?); private collection Jacques Petit-Hory in Levallios-Perret (outside Paris) and Marc Bauraud, Paris, granted export permit in 1979; acquired by the DIA., Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund
Physical Dimensions: w19 x h38.25 x d16.94 in (without pedestal)
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Detroit Institute of Arts
External Link: http://dia.org
Medium: bronze

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