The Greek Slave, 1849, Made in England, American, Parian porcelain, H. 14 1/2 in. ( cm); Diam. 4 in. ( cm), Ceramics

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The Greek Slave, 1849, Made in England, American, Parian porcelain, H. 14 1/2 in. ( cm); Diam. 4 in. ( cm), Ceramics, After Hiram Powers (American, Woodstock, Vermont 1805–1873 Florence), Beginning in the late 1840s, versions of Hiram Powers’s marble 'Greek Slave' were publicly exhibited in both London and the United States. To many, the statue of a young Greek woman in a Turkish slave market symbolized the highest form of artistic achievement and exemplified “good” or “correct” taste

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Size: 2380px × 4237px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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