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After Pierre Julien (French, 1731-1804)
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$400
Timed Auction
The Collected Home
Location
Chicago
Description
After Pierre Julien (French, 1731-1804)
Amalthée et la chèvre de Jupiter
composition sculpture
unsigned
Height 33 x width 21 x depth 15 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance
Note:In mythology, Amalthea was the she-goat nurse and most-frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus who nourished the infant-god during his early upbringing in a cave on the island of Crete. This figural group is modeled after the nymph-form depiction of Amalthea sculpted by Pierre Julien in 1787 for installation inside Marie Antoinette's dairy, or temple du lait, at the Château de Rambouillet.
Quantity
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