Erato
François Girardon
ca. 1680–1700 · Bronze, later mounted on black marble socle · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The bust, cast with rather thick walls, adapts that of the ancient Roman marble Pomona in the Uffizi, Florence. It and its mate, Bacchus (32.100.195), may represent the seasons Summer and Autumn.
- Artist
- François Girardon
- Date
- ca. 1680–1700
- Medium
- Bronze, later mounted on black marble socle
- Culture
- French, probably Paris
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
