A Warrior

c. 1500/1525

Paduan 16th Century

Associated Names
Paduan 16th Century

Sculptor

The sculpture depicts a muscular man in a crouched pose. He holds a short sword in one hand and a shield with a lion-like face on it in the other. He is nude, with a helmet on his head. His brows are furrowed and his mouth is open. The sculpture is made of a reflective dark material with some areas of tan patina. It is mounted on a solid, rectangular base made of dark stone with pale gray marbling.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.3 x 13.7 x 10.7 cm (6 13/16 x 5 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.137

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Salvadori); sold 1907 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] The Widener Collection card file in NGA curatorial records notes that the sculpture was "Bought from Salvadori, 1907. Paid for April 25, 1908."

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 9, as by Paduan Artist 16th Century.

1948

  • Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 149, repro., as North Italian, Possibly Leone Leoni.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 134.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 162, repro.

2012

  • Luchs, Alison, Shelley Sturman, and Katherine May. “A statuette from the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci.” The Burlington Magazine 154 (November 2012): 768-772, esp. 770, 771, repro.

2013

  • Coppel, Rosario et al. Leone and Pompeo Leoni. Faith and Fame. Madrid, 2013: 96.

Wikidata ID

Q63809996

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