Hector lying on his funeral pyre
Giovanni Maria Benzoni · Italian
Date: 19th century
Medium: White marble
Dimensions: Pedestal, 33-1/4 x 33 in. (84.5 x 83.8 cm); L. 46 in. (116.8 cm.)
Classification: Sculpture
Culture: Italian, Rome
Themes: Children, Death, Funerals, Men, Sadness, Women
Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Kip, 1899
Date range
1800 – 1899
Largest dimension
116.8 cm
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