The Nile
Modelmodel attributed to
Martin Carlier
(French, died after 1700)
Possiblypossibly by
Jasquet Buviette
(French)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Date1690-1730
Mediumleaded bronze
Dimensions14 x 30 x 12 3/4 in. (35.6 x 76.2 x 32.4 cm.)
DescriptionEighteenth century after the antique in marble in the Vatican.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThis bronze of a muscular nude male reclining on a sphinx and cradling a cornucopia is an allegory, or figurative representation, of the Nile River. It is a much-reduced version of a colossal ancient marble that was discovered in Rome in 1513. Exhibited in the papal collection until the end of the 18th century, the sculpture has been reproduced in a variety of media and sizes throughout the centuries.Status
On viewObject number11.1
Unknown, French, 18th Century
porcelain: 1300-1350, mounts: 1745-1749
Object number: 11.14
