Hand Bell with Drunken Silenus, Satyrs, Cavorting Putti, and Musical Instruments, late 15th - early 16th century

West Building, Ground Floor - Gallery 16

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 13.1 x 9.1 cm (5 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1957.14.116

Artists / Makers

Paduan 15th Century (sculptor)

Paduan 16th Century (sculptor)

Image Use

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Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Dreyfus, Gustave
Duveen Brothers, Inc.
Kress Foundation, Samuel H.

Exhibition History

1985: Natur und Antike in der Renaissance, Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1985-1986, no. 253.

Bibliography

1931: Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 130, no. 113, pl. 66.

1951: Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 139, repro. 43, as by North Italian 16th Century.

1965: Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 537.

1983: Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 82, no. 29.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 167, repro.