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Eve

Title

Eve

Creator

Benzoni, Giovanni Marie, 1809-1873

Date

1859

Identifier

RDS_treasures_302_Benzoni_Eve.jpg

Subject

Sculpture, Italian
Sculpture, Neoclassical
Eve (Biblical figure)
Royal Dublin Society

Description

A figure of Eve, The subject modelled as a nude female holding an uneaten apple in her proper right hand, long hair draped over her back, seated on a rocky floral-encrusted plinth carved with a serpent, signed G M Benzoni Roma 1859.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Sculpture

Coverage

1859

Original Format

Marble

Physical Dimensions

155 x 76 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Benzoni, Giovanni Marie, 1809-1873, “Eve,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed May 23, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/4025.

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