Nydia is a marble sculpture by Randolph Rogers which has been in the art collection of the University of Michigan since 1861.

image by Nydia, 1861

Sources

• http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2009/03/story.php?id=7391

Some works of art have a backstory at least as intriguing as the work itself. "Nydia," a marble sculpture by Randolph Rogers that entered the collection in 1861 and has been much beloved by visitors ever since, is one such case.

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