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