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Zephyr Dancing with Flora
Giovanni Maria Benzoni(Italian, 1809-1873)
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“This is gorgeous! The artist sculpted the marble so skillfully that you can practically feel the breeze on your face as you see her dress flutter in the wind.”
Chandra Floyd, Manager, Events and Food Services
- Date
- 1870
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- 103 3/4 x 35 x 35 in. (263.5 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm)
- Department
- European Sculpture and Dec Arts
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs. Cameron D. Waterman
- Accession No.
- 16.8
- Provenance
- [Purchased from Jaques Fischer, Paris] Mrs. Cameron D. Waterman, Detroit, MI
- Keywords
- carved, marble, statue, stone, allegory
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