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Air

Additional Title(s)

Juno

Collections

Outdoor Sculptures

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Dateca. 1750

Mediumlimestone

Dimensionsapproximately: 96 x 32 in. (243.8 x 81.3 cm.) base: 62 x 48 in. (157.5 x 121.9 cm.)

DescriptionThis statue portrays Air as a woman triumphing over an eagle. This is one of four statues portraying Earth, Air, Water, and Fire, the four elements representing the nature and complexity of all the matter in terms of simpler substances in ancient cultures.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number22.32

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