Andiron with Figure of Jupiter
17th/19th century
Sculptor
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 79.2 x 37.6 cm (31 3/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
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Accession
1942.9.143
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 17 May 1909 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] Provenance according to Widener card file in NGA curatorial records.
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 Venetian School 16th Century.
1948
Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 150, repro., as Jupiter by Venetian 16th Century.
1959
National Gallery of Art. Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. Reprint. Washington, DC, 1959: 150, repro.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 172, as Venetian School.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 152, repro., as Venetian School.
1971
Mariacher, Giovanni. Bronzetti veneti del rinascimento. Vicenza, 1971: 36 no. 125, repro., as Jupiter with the Eagle, by Jacopo Sansovino (?).
1983
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 137.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 120, repro.
1998
Avery, Charles, Marzia Ratti, and Angela Acordon, eds. Sculture: bronzetti, placchette, medaglie. Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, La Spezia. [Cinisello Balsamo], 1998: 174, no. 106.
Wikidata ID
Q63809735