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Vanderbilt Mantlepiece

2 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 4/27/2010 05:42:00 AM.

Salvaged from the former mansion of Cornelius Vanderbilt II built by George Post. Sculptures by Augustus Saint Gaudens, general design by John La Farge. 1881-1883. Metropolitan Museum of Art. A masterpiece of the American Renaissance movement.
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2 Responses to “Vanderbilt Mantlepiece”

  1. # Blogger donna baker April 27, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    Spectacular. Love and Peace, what does the rest say?  

  2. # Blogger Cedric Benetti April 27, 2010 at 7:01 AM

    it translates into something like "this house at its threshold gives evidence of the master's good will. welcome to the guest who arrives, and farewell and helpfulness to him who departs"  

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