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Head of Victory

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bronze bust of a woman's head sits on a green marble base. The woman's face is cast with a neutral expression. Her hair is short and styled with rays protruding from the top and sides. The rays are pointed and roughly the same size. A small metal plate on the base of the bust has an engraved inscription. The background is gray with a shadow cast to the right of the bust.

Artwork Details

Date
1897–1903; cast 1907
Medium
Bronze
Culture
American
Dimensions
471 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette