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Jean-Guillaume Moitte
Spoils of the Temple: After a Relief from the Arch of Titus, Romecirca 1791

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Classical Revivals in Europe and America
Horizontal plaster or pale stone relief sculpture depicting a Roman-style procession of robed figures carrying a large menorah, staffs, and a trumpet, with a stone arch at right
Artist or Maker
Jean-Guillaume Moitte
France, Paris, 1746-1810, active Italy, Rome
Title
Spoils of the Temple: After a Relief from the Arch of Titus, Rome
Date Made
circa 1791
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
14 × 23 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (35.56 × 59.69 × 6.35 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.79.49
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.