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Fright

Fright

Maker Agostino Testa (Italian, 1662 - 1735)

Additional Title(s)

Perseus

Collections

Outdoor Sculptures

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Datelate 17th - early 18th century

Mediumlimestone

Dimensions79 × 37 × 20 in. (200.7 × 94 × 50.8 cm.) base: 19 × 27 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (48.3 × 69.9 × 69.9 cm.) overall: 98 × 37 × 27 1/2 in. (248.9 × 94 × 69.9 cm.)

DescriptionThe statue shows a personification of Fright as a man in armor holding a Medusa's head in his left hand.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number20.47

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