Terminal Figure of Ceres

Carroll Beckwith, Terminal Figure of Ceres, 1911, oil on wood, 13 ³⁄₄ x 10 ¹⁄₄ in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution, 1974.69.9

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Artwork Details

Title: Terminal Figure of Ceres
Artist: Carroll Beckwith
Date: 1911
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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5A
Dimensions: 13 ³⁄₄ x 10 ¹⁄₄ in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.)
Credit Line: Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on wood
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Monument — statue
Mythology — classical — Ceres
Landscape — France — Versailles
Object Number: 1974.69.9
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.69.9

Artwork Description

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.