Sleeping Bacchante and Satyrs

1505 or after

Pseudo Antonio da Brescia

Associated Names
Pseudo Antonio da Brescia

Artist, Venetian (?), active early 16th century

The image shows a roundel sculpture with multiple human and mythical figures in a lively arrangement. In the center, there is a reclining female figure surrounded by other figures, including what appear to be satyrs. Above the group is an intricately carved tree. One of the figures holds a staff. The sculpture is bronze with rich detailing capturing the figures and their surroundings. The roundel is encircled by a raised edge with evenly spaced holes along the perimeter. The overall appearance is that of an ancient relief.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) gross weight: 106 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.185

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1897

  • Bode, Wilhelm von, ed. Die Sammlung Oscar Hainauer / The Collection of Oscar Hainauer. [bound as one volume, English and German pages interleaved in one page sequence] Berlin, 1897 and London, 1906: no. 230.

1908

  • A Cabinet of One Hundred & Thirty-Three Bronze Plaques and Medals of the Renaissance Period from the Collection of the Late Herr Oscar Hainauer of Berlin. Ed. Duveen Brothers. London, n.d. (but 1908): no. 69, repro.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 15.

Wikidata ID

Q63810114

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