The Centaur Nessus abducting Deianeira (style of Giambologna)
French School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1643 - 1715
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
602 x 460 x 286 mm
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 652912
Summary
Bronze sculpture, on a Louis XIV rectangular bronze veneered wooden base, mounted in chased ormolu cast with espagnolette masks, winged putti and ormolu foliated borders, The Centaur Nessus abducting Deianeira (style of Giambologna), French School. One of a pair (see SUD/M/9) of important Louis XIV patinated bronze groups imitating the style of Giovanni Bologna, of Nessus (the Centaur) abducting Deianeira (carried her across the River Evanus and was shot by Herocles with a poisoned arrow).
Provenance
Transferred from Treasury 30.10.1984.
Makers and roles
French School, sculptor style of Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), sculptor