Art Institute of Chicago
Abdiel
Horatio Greenough (American, 1805–1852)
- Date
- 1838–43
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- United States
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Horatio Greenough lived in Italy for most of his adult life and is recognized as the first American to pursue marble sculpting as a profession. This bust is one of two sculptures he produced depicting Abdiel, an angel from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost . With his finely chiseled features, pronounced profile, and elaborately carved Greek warrior’s helmet, Abdiel resembles the Classical statue Apollo Belvedere . Through his production of idealist works such as Abdiel and his writings on aesthetics, Greenough sought to educate Americans about art and culture, and to inspire them to produce a national art that reflected democratic values.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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