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La Notte Hipnos - God of Sleep faithful copy of the original
13550
Dreams and the unconscious were fundamental to Khnopff's art (he often said that "Sleep is the most perfect thing in life") and Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, has become a relevant figure for the artist who he installed a shrine in his home.
Our production in patinated terracotta head, we also produce it in plaster 1: 1 of the original site in the British Museum.
Fernand Khnopff shared a definite predilection for ancient models and myths. As such, the original inspiration for the present work was almost certainly a small 4th century BC. bronze statue, attributed to Skopas, which the artist had seen during a visit to the British Museum.
Exact 1: 1 terracotta patinate and plaster copy of the original located in the British Museum.
British Museum inventory number 1868,0606.9.
Period between 350 BC and 200 BC. of unspecified Greek or Roman origin.
This specimen was found in Italy in Civitella d'Arno in Umbria, in the province of Perugia.
It was purchased by the British Museum in 1968 by Mr. Alessandro Castellani.
Patinated terracotta, our production.Fernand Khnopff shared a definite predilection for ancient models and myths. As such, the original inspiration for the present work was almost certainly a small 4th century BC. bronze statue, attributed to Skopas, which the artist had seen during a visit to the British Museum.
- Height
- 30
- Width
- 19
- Length
- 33
- Weight
- 6
- Artist / Creator / Architect
- Greek Epoca 5th/4th century b.C.
- Diameter of the base
- 13
- Manufacturing
- Recupernado Srl
- Material
- Terracotta/Plaster
- Museum cataloging number
- British Museum Inventory number 1868,0606.9.
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