Where this half of the plaster cast once fit into the lower half is visible in the proper right lower portion of the figure. piece from the Greek School of Pergamon produced during the Hellenistic period.Īs with many other Roman marbles inspired by Greek bronzes, there are several versions of the Sleeping Ariadne known. The cast is copied from a statue, now housed in the Vatican, which is a Roman copy of a 2nd century B.C.E. Theseus was supposed to marry Ariadne and return with her to Athens, however, mid-voyage he abandoned her while she slept on the island of Naxos. Ariadne fell in love with Theseus and helped him kill the Minotaur and escape the deadly labyrinth. The ICAA would like to thank the following Cast Hall donors for their transformational support:ĮXPLORE THE CAST HALL'S RESOURCES, SCHOLARSHIP, AND COLLECTIONĪccording to Greek mythology, Ariadne was a princess of the kingdom of Crete. The Plaster Cast Hall is possible thanks to the generous support of Flower Construction, Foster Reeve & Associates, and Seth Weine.
Reid retired and donated the items in his shop, some of which are also visible on this page, to be used as a visual teaching aid for the ICAA.
The ICAA uses the cast collection as a visual teaching aid, enabling students to view and draw from the finest examples of classical elements from masterpieces abroad.ĭick Reid was one of the world’s leading architectural artisans and restored numerous Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment-era buildings in and outside of London, including the Somerset House, Windsor Castle, and the Spencer House. The collection of plaster casts represents rare, high artistry in the craft of mold making and casting, and is an invaluable part of an education in traditional architecture and the allied arts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art identified the ICAA as an appropriate steward of this significant collection due to the organization’s ongoing efforts to perpetuate the classical tradition in architecture and the related arts. In 2004, the Metropolitan Museum of Art deaccessioned a historic collection of 120 plaster casts. Scroll to browse highlights on view in the ICAA Cast Hall, including pieces deaccessioned from The Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as the Dick Reid Teaching Collection.
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