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The facade of the former Corn Exchange (converted in 1996 into a theatre) is freely based on Roman triumphal arches, with triple openings divided by ionic columns and the central attic set above the pediment. The doorways, unlike the openings in triumphal arches, are similar in size with sheaves of corn at the sides and a central cartouche with the arms of King's Lynn, under a pelican in its piety. Ceres on the attic was designed in similar vein as a variation on classical figure-types and drapery. Her perfect features and straight nose conform to the classical canon, as does the contrapposto of her pose, realised through contrasting her straight left leg straight with the bent right with her head set to one side. The heavy drapery is also unclassical in falling diagonally across her bent leg, with broad straight folds over her standing one and in being pinned by a broach at the shoulder so that her arms are bare.
Title
Ceres
Date
1853–1854
Medium
limestone
Measurements
H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
PE30_RHT_S001
Work type
Statue
Owner
King's Lynn Corn Exchange
Custodian
King's Lynn Corn Exchange
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
9th January 1855
Listing date
01/12/51
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