Psyche
Artist
Étienne Maurice Falconet
French, 1716–1791
Datecirca 1757–1766; base 1777
MediumSoft-paste bisque
DimensionsH. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. James Semans in memory of Mrs. Semans' mother, Mary Duke Biddle
Object numberG.65.3.2
On View
On view"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 6, no. 4 and 7, no. 1 (1966/67?), listed 74, illus. (b-w) 49, fig. 5.
Art Taylor, "Museum Loans," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (March/April 2002), mentioned 7, illus. (color).
Larry Wheeler, "From the Director," in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Spring 2012), noted 5.
Exhibition HistoryWilmington, NC, Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, "Eighteenth Century Paintings and Sculptures From the North Carolina Museum of Art," April 21, 2002 – March 30, 2003.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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