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Biblis
Ferdinand Leenhoff (1841-1914), executed by Compagnie des Bronzes, Brussels, 1900, bronze
Biblis is a character who appears in the Metamorphoses by Roman poet Ovid: her love for her brother remained unrequited and eventually she died of desire and was transformed into a spring. Sculptor Ferdinand Leenhoff taught at Amsterdam’s Rijksacademie.
- Artwork typesculpture
- Object numberBK-18753
- Dimensionsheight 190 cm x weight 192 kg, diameter 51 cm