Ganymede and the Eagle

Francesco Righetti, 1782

The youthful Ganymede was abducted by the god Zeus in the guise of an eagle who took him to Mount Olympus to serve as cup-bearer to the gods.

  • Artwork typefigure
  • Object numberBK-2006-7
  • Dimensionsheight 135 cm x width 66 cm x depth 50 cm, weight 330 kg, weight 404 kg, width 57 cm x depth 35 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ganymede and the Eagle

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2006-7

  • Description

    Ganymedes met adelaar.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘. RIGHETTI . F. ROMÆ . MDLCCCII’


Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Francesco Righetti, Rome

  • Dating

    1782

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 135 cm x width 66 cm x depth 50 cm
    • weight 330 kg
    • weight 404 kg
    • width 57 cm x depth 35 cm

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Documentation

    • 'Japanse tempelwachters en 18de-eeuwse loden beelden', in: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Jaarverslag 2007, Amsterdam 2008, p. 71 [uitklapblad].
    • A.M. Koldeweij, 'De loden beelden van Francesco Righetti voor Welgelegen te Haarlem', Bulletin KNOB 82 (1983), nr. 2, p. 1-24, spec. p. 18, nr. 9.

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