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Sleeping Endymion

1716
(Italian, 1686–1754)
Italy, 18th century
marble
Overall: 64.8 x 53.4 x 45.8 cm (25 1/2 x 21 x 18 1/16 in.)
Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey 1942.51
Location: not on view
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Description

Cornacchini moved away from the dramatic movement and light effects characteristic of baroque sculpture toward a calmer, gentler, more graceful style favored by 18th-century taste. This sculpture depicts Endymion, a beautiful young shepherd from Greek mythology. His beauty so entranced Selene, the personification of the moon, that she asked Zeus to grant Endymion immortality. Zeus did so, but only after placing Endymion in an eternal sleep.
Sleeping Endymion

Sleeping Endymion

1716

Agostino Cornacchini

(Italian, 1686–1754)
Italy, 18th century

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