Nydia at The MET, New York
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Nydia at The MET, New York
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Published 2014-08-15T12:49:08+00:00
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Nydia, The Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii is an impressive marble sculpture inspired by Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel, The Last Days of Pompeii. Sculpted by Randolph Rogers in 1854 the llife-size piece depicts Nydia, one of the characters in the novel. She was a yhoung slave girl stolen from high-born parents by kidnappers, weaving and selling garlands of flowers to earn money. She eventually commits suicide rather than suffer unrequited love. The sculpture can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Weight of Raw Model - 38g Layer Height - 0.15mm Infill Density - 10%
Technical Information
Date published | 15/08/2014 |
Time to do | 245 - 305 minutes |
Material Quantity | 38g |
Complexity | Medium |
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Title | Nydia |
Dimension | 54 x 25 1/4 x 37 in. (137.2 x 64.1 x 94 cm) |
Accession | 99.7.2 |
Period | null |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | Gift of James Douglas, 1899 |
Record | http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11951?sortBy=Relevance&ft=nydia&pg=1&rpp=20&pos=2 |
Artist | Randolph Rogers |
Place | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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