This paper will discuss the formal aspects and the museum presentation of the following two pieces: Nessus Abducting Deianira and Eleven-Headed Kannon. Nessus Abducting Deianira was sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen in Danish, active Rome in 1770 to 1844. This sculpture was modeled in 1814 and was carved about 1821. It is displayed in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts in gallery 548. Eleven-Headed Kannon was sculpted in Japan during Nanbokuchō period in 1336-1392. It is situated in the Arts of Japan in gallery 224. These two sculptures have different forms since they were sculpted with distinct mediums and techniques. Nessus Abducting Deianira is a 39.5 in x 49.5 in x 5.75 in honed, low-relief carved marble sculpture. The sculpture …show more content…
The man is on the right-hand side and the woman is on the left-hand side of the viewer. His mouth is on the woman’s lower part of her left cheek. The man is depicted in the nude which shows the abdominal muscles and the navel on his upper body. He has a pointy ear and beard around his jawline. The cape is tied around his neck that spreads out like a wing. The viewer can see a curly tail, veins on the stomach area, and a male sexual organ on the horse body. His left arm is raised and is holding the woman’s hand, while the right hand is touching her right breast. The horse lower body stands up on its hind legs with the forelegs off the ground. The woman is leaning sideways on the man with her right arm raised and right hand spreading out. Her head is tilted to the right, away from the man’s mouth. The woman wears a thin, long, one-shoulder dress; the dress is very thin that it allows viewers to see her body shape, and her right breast is shown. She is barefoot with her left foot pointing up. Both man and woman have a short curly …show more content…
The gallery is about the size of two and a half basketball court. The gallery is very bright since both skylight and spotlights are used. Skylight comes through windows from the top and from the side of the gallery, and a series of warm white spotlights on the ceiling is used. The sculpture is displayed against the wall without a glass case cover. It is located in the ordinal direction of northeast when facing the Perseus with the Head of Medusa, near the Petrie Court Café. This gallery features large-scale stone and metal sculptures presented chronologically from the east end to the west end of the