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Biblis
Ferdinand Leenhoff, in or before 1900
Biblis is a character who appears in the Metamorphoses by Roman poet Ovid: her love for her brother remained unrequited and eventually she died of desire and was transformed into a spring. Sculptor Ferdinand Leenhoff taught at Amsterdam’s Rijksacademie.
- Artwork typesculpture
- Object numberBK-18753
- Dimensionsdiameter 51 cm, height 190 cm x weight 192 kg