Boreas Abducting Oreithyia at The Louvre, Paris
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This sculpture depicts one of four abductions, another being Saturn and Cybele by Regnaudin, created for the Palace of Versailles in 1674. Four large group sculptures symbolize the elements: this one represents air. It was placed alongside other sculptures representing the seasons, times of day, continents, poems, and temperaments of man. Air is represented by an episode from Ovid's Metamorphosis: Boreas abducts Orithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, to bring her into his kingdom in Thrace. The model was created by Marcy from 1677 to 1679 and completed by Anselme Flamen from 1684 to 1687. It was originally placed at the Organgerie of Versailles in 1716 and then moved near a circular pond in the palace gardens. Today, it is on permanent display at The Louvre in Paris after being restored between 2004-2006 by Pari Mutuel Urbain. This object is part of Scan The World, a non-profit initiative created by MyMiniFactory to build a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures and artworks from around the world. Anyone can contribute interesting items to be scanned for free access worldwide. For more information on how to help, email stw@myminifactory.com. Scanned using photogrammetry software Agisoft PhotoScan.
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