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Harriet Goodhue Hosmer — The Sleeping Faun

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

The Sleeping Faun

1864

Carved by one of the few successful female sculptors of the 19th century, this neoclassical marble demonstrates Hosmer's mastery of traditional techniques and mythological subjects during her Rome period.

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marble

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Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, The Sleeping Faun, 1864

Carved by one of the few successful female sculptors of the 19th century, this neoclassical marble demonstrates Hosmer's mastery of traditional techniques and mythological subjects during her Rome period.

Medium
marble
Year
1864
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Marble Sculpture, Serene, 19th Century, American, Mythological, Neoclassicism, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art