A buff terracotta statuette titled simply "Ceres," by Augustin Pajou, French, ca. 1768 to 70. The figure shows the Roman goddess of the harvest and agriculture in classicizing dress. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1978.2, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
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Physical Form
MediumTerracotta statuette by Augustin Pajou, ca. 1768 to 70, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1978.2 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Ceres, accession 1978.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
Ceres, Deities The Met's own title for this statuette is the goddess's own name outright, "Ceres," and the museum's own tags confirm the Roman goddess it represents, a plain identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Ceres, accession 1978.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace, Cleveland Museum of Art (2013.326)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Neoclassicism (Wikipedia)
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