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Terminal Figure of Ceres
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This painting shows a statue of Ceres in a garden of Versailles, France. Ceres was the Roman goddess of harvest and fertility, and among her symbols are sheaves of grain. Carroll Beckwith created this painting in September, and the scene glows with the vibrant light of autumn.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTerminal Figure of Ceres. 1911. Carroll Beckwith, born Hannibal, MO 1852-died New York City 1917. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.
