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The Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas

A work made of hard-paste porcelain.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain.

Date:

c. 1745

Artist:

Doccia Porcelain Manufactory
Italy, founded 1737
Gaspero Bruschi (Attributed to)
Italian, 1701-1778
Giovanni Battista Foggini (After)
Italian, 1652-1725
Vincenzo Foggini (After)
Italian, late 17th century-c. 1755

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 217

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Manifattura Ginori (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy) (Manufacturer)

Title

The Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas

Place

Italy (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1740–1750

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Dimensions

61 × 35 × 29.9 cm (24 × 13 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. DeWitt Buchanan, Jr.; Michael A. Bradshaw and Kenneth S. Harris Fund; Robert Allerton, R. T. Crane, Jr. and Jane B. Tripp endowments; through prior acquisitions of Albert Lasker

Reference Number

2000.103

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