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1967.16.2.a

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The Fall of Phaeton

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

The Fall of Phaeton

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

early 17th century

Dimensions

2 13/16 in. x 4 15/16 in. (7.2 cm. x 12.6 cm.)

Object Type

plaquette

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

bronze, gilding

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1967.16.2.a

Object Description

389 Series: TWENTY-FOUR SCENES FROM OVID'S METAMORPHOSES
B. THE FALL OF PHAETON (Met. 2, 304-24)
On the right, Jupiter in the clouds hurling a thunderbolt at the chariot which was taken from his father Phoebus by Phaeton, who falls into the River Edrinus with the horses and wreckage. Left, the sun; in the background, the shore with hills and houses.

Bronze, gilt, 72 x 126 mm. Hole at upper left.

Another specimen: (bronze) Munich, Private Collection.

Bibl.: Weber, no. 860, 2.

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