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Description
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| Bronze figural group of Boreas (the North Wind) and Oreithyia. The winged figure of Boreas is represented with his cheeks puffed out blowing wind and carrying off the nymph Oreithyia. On circular base. According to Greek mythology, Boreas, the North Wind, tried to win the love of the nymph, Oreithyia, but was was unsuccessful because he could not sigh or even breathe gently. So Boreas abducted his future bride, revealing the true strength and fury of the wind which he personifies. This is the companion group to Boizot's "Rape of Persophone." Both were originally prepared for reproduction in biscuit de Sevres and were exhibited by the artist in the Salon of 1786. |
Boreas and Oreithyia
-Cast in Bronze at the Athenaeum: 19th Century Bronze Sculpture
