Group
ca. 1800 (made)
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Figure group in hard-paste porcelain of Jupiter defeating the Titans. Jupiter is seated brandishing thunderbolts astride an eagle, which holds down one of the giants on top of rocks. Another giant is pinned under the lowest rock and round the base are three others.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure group in hard-paste porcelain of Jupiter defeating the Titans, Le Nove porcelain factory, Nove, ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Figure group in hard-paste porcelain of Jupiter defeating the Titans. Jupiter is seated brandishing thunderbolts astride an eagle, which holds down one of the giants on top of rocks. Another giant is pinned under the lowest rock and round the base are three others. |
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| Gallery label | Jupiter defeating the Titans
Porcelain
ITALY (VENICE, LE NOVE); about 1800
Gift of Sir Hickman Bacon, Bart.
344-1905
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Hickman Bacon, Bt |
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| Accession number | 344-1905 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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