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Pegasus (Pilz)

Coordinates: 39°58′45.12″N 75°12′34.9″W / 39.9792000°N 75.209694°W / 39.9792000; -75.209694
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Pegasus
ArtistVincent Pilz
Yearca. 1863
TypeBronze
Dimensions270 cm × 230 cm × 610 cm (105 in × 90 in × 240 in)
LocationPhiladelphia
Coordinates39°58′45.12″N 75°12′34.9″W / 39.9792000°N 75.209694°W / 39.9792000; -75.209694
OwnerFairmount Park

Pegasus is a pair of bronze sculptures by Vincent Pilz, which are located at Memorial Hall, Philadelphia.

The horses were intended for the Vienna State Opera.[1] They were cast around 1863, and installed for the Centennial Celebration [2]in Philadelphia in 1876. [3]


See also

References

  1. ^ Philadelphia's Fairmount Park James D. Ristine
  2. ^ "Public Art Alert – Pegasus Sculptures Restoration to Begin". Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  3. ^ "Pegasus, (sculpture)". SIRIS