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Title
Neptune Statue, Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, California
Contributing Institution
Palos Verdes Library District
Collection
Palos Verdes Homes Association Photo Collection
Rights Information
Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District, from the Palos Verdes Homes Association Photograph Collection held in the Local History Room. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Image shows view looking south at a detail of the King Neptune sculpture in Malaga Cove Plaza. Visible are a pair of marble mermaids riding dolphins, with decorative carved shells and lion heads on the base of the sculpture. Created by an unknown artist in the 17th century as a copy after the original 16th century bronze fountain by Giambologna, the sculpture was imported from Italy by the collector, Arnoldo Adolfo di Segni in the late 1920s, purchased from him by the Palos Verdes Project and dedicated in Malaga Plaza on February 16, 1930. The sculpture was restored and rededicated in 1969 and 1999.
Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association
Citation: Palos Verdes Peninsula News (supplement), October 24, 1985.
Type
Text
Format
1 photographic print (b/w); 7.25 x 9.5 in.
Identifier
pvld:2503
000024935
410
Subject
Malaga Cove (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)
Sculpture

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