Nessus Abducting Dejanira
Object type: Relief
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Danish, sculpted Rome
Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen|Count Paolo Marulli
Artist bio: Danish, Copenhagen 1770–1844 Copenhagen| 
Artist role: Artist|Patron
Artist nationality: Danish| 
Date: modeled 1814–15, carved 1821–23 or 1826
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: confirmed: 39 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 5 3/4 in., 414 lb. (100.3 × 125.7 × 14.6 cm, 187.8 kg)
historic dimensions, superceded: 47 1/4 × 49 3/16 in. (120 × 125 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2004

Accession year: 2004
Tags: Women|Centaurs