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‘Pluto and Proserpina’ Miniature Statue, Fairy Castle

Specifications

‘Pluto and Proserpina’ Miniature Statue, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Statue
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Date Original design:

c. 1621

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature recreation of Bernini statue depeicting a man and woman (Pluto and Proserpina).

Materials:

ivory

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 3.543 in, Width: 0.787 in
    Weight: 0.712 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.142

Display Status

On Exhibit

‘Pluto and Proserpina’ Miniature Statue, Fairy Castle

About: ‘Pluto and Proserpina’ Miniature Statue, Fairy Castle

About: ‘Pluto and Proserpina’ Miniature Statue, Fairy Castle

Located in the Great Hall, this is a miniature ivory statue of Gianlorenzo Bernini’s (1598–1680) statue entitled Abduction of Proserpina. The statue depicts the Greek myth of the goddess Proserpina being seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto (in Greek, they would be Persephone and Hades). The original sculpture is located in Rome at the Galleria Borghese.


The Great Hall with floating staircase is a grand room with many treasures. The floor is composed of ivory carved with rose vines which carry up onto the great pillars supporting the ceiling. The ceiling includes domes painted by Helga Brabon of characters from fairytales of both the Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Anderson. The Great Hall includes many hanging wall paintings as well as many rare treasures gathered from around the world.

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