Object number
CS19
Title
Atlas
Object
Creator
Description
General Description: Atlas was a Titan, the elder gods who ruled the world until their overthrow by the Olympians. He lead the other Titans in battle against Zeus who punished him by making him hold up the world on his back. He turned to stone when shown the head of a gorgon by Perseus. This figure of Atlas is derived from the antique statue in the Villa Albani in Rome. (, )
: Memorandum from Charles Rogers, E1b W.B.93, 1763
'The small model of Atlas was made at Rome by Monsr. Briton from a large Antique Marble Statue in the Collection of Cardinal Albani, 1765' (TW 2022, )
Production date
, 1763
- 1763
Material
Dimensions
- whole height 290 mm
- whole width 130 mm
- whole depth 150 mm
- 1.75 kg
Associations
Named Collection: Cottonian Collection
