Art and Literature personified in the south pediment on the facade, NYPL.

Dublin Core

Title

Art and Literature personified in the south pediment on the facade, NYPL.

Subject

New York Public Library. Humanities and Social Sciences Library--Pictorial works.
Libraries—New York (State)—New York--Pictorial works.
Pediments—New York (State)—New York--Pictorial works.
Marble sculpture, American--New York (State)—New York--Pictorial works.

Description

The personification of Art and Literature reclining on each side of a globe. Art is a man who is holding a hammer in his left hand and a chisel in his right. Literature is a woman with two books on her right knee.

Creator

Michael W. Handis

Date

October 24, 2014

Rights

Copyright Michael W. Handis, all rights reserved.

Format

jpeg

Language

eng

Files

(2014-10-24 033).JPG
Date Added
May 30, 2015
Collection
Humanities and Social Sciences Library, New York Public Library (New York, N.Y.)
Item Type
Still Image
Citation
Michael W. Handis, “Art and Literature personified in the south pediment on the facade, NYPL.,” Ancient and Modern Libraries: a Comparison, accessed May 10, 2024, https://ancmodlibraries.omeka.net/items/show/70.