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Fire

Maker
Additional Title(s)
  • Pluto
  • Apollo
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1750
Mediumstone
DescriptionThis statue portrays Fire as a man standing by a fire-breathing dragon and holding a thunderbolt in his left hand. This is one of four statues portraying Earth, Air, Water, and Fire that represent the four elements which many ancient cultures proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all the matter in terms of simpler substances.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number22.34
Earth
Earth
Unknown
ca. 1750
Object number: 22.31
Air
Air
Unknown
ca. 1750
Object number: 22.32
Water
Water
Unknown
ca. 1750
Object number: 22.33
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Photography © 2014 Fredrik Nilsen
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