''Mexican Girl Dying'' is a marble sculpture carved in 1848 by American artist
Thomas Crawford. It measures x x and is part of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
's collection.
The woman's identity is not known, but the artist has stated that he drew influence from
William H. Prescott
William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite having serious visual impairm ...
1843 ''
History of the Conquest of Mexico''. She bears a wound below her right breast, suggesting that she has been in battle. The cross beside her suggests martyrdom.
See also
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Dying Gaul
Dying is the final stage of life which will eventually lead to death. Diagnosing dying is a complex process of clinical decision-making, and most practice checklists facilitating this diagnosis are based on cancer diagnoses.
Signs of dying ...
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References
1848 sculptures
Death in art
Marble sculptures in New York City
Sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sculptures of women in New York City
Statues in New York City
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