Nessus and Dejaneira
Date:
1745/1750
Medium:
White Doccia porcelain
Dimensions:
12¼ x 9¼ x 6 3/4 in.
31.1 x 23.5 x 17.1 cm
31.1 x 23.5 x 17.1 cm
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund
Object number:
1990.253
White porcelain group in which Dejaneira sits along the back of the Centaur Nessus with both arms flung out, while Nessus clasps her round the breast with his right arm and with his left hand, secures her to his back with a piece of drapery passed around her body. Nessus kneels on a rocky base.
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