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Hymenaeus

Hymenaeus

Maker Agostino Testa (Italian, 1662 - 1735)

Additional Title(s)

Unidentified Figure

Collections

Outdoor Sculptures

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Datelate 17th - early 18th century

Mediumlimestone

Dimensions79 1/2 × 27 × 20 in. (201.9 × 68.6 × 50.8 cm.) base: 23 × 27 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (58.4 × 69.9 × 69.9 cm.) overall: 102 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (260.4 × 69.9 × 69.9 cm.)

DescriptionThis statue portrays a youth with curling hair wreathed with roses. It can be possibly interpreted as Hymenaeus, the Greek god of marriage ceremonies who inspires feasts and songs in Greek mythology.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

On view

Object number20.48

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