Assembly of Gods

second half 15th century

Attributed to Master IO.F.F.

Associated Names
Master IO.F.F.

Sculptor, Bolognese, active 1468/1484

This is an oval-shaped relief featuring multiple people, some standing and others seated. In the center is a standing woman who holds a tall staff with what look like flames at the top. Two bearded men stand on either side of her, facing her. In front of her, two people are sitting, one with their back to us and the other a man who is facing the left. A small child is on the ground between these two seated people, grabbing the leg of the man on the right. On the far left is another seated man who appears to be raising a large hammer. The people seem to be mostly nude, although the two standing men in the back wear draping cloaks and the seated man on the right wears a cloak and a helmet. The material of the medallion is a golden hue, with some areas that are slightly discolored.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 4.2 x 3.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.) gross weight: 22 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.210


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.

Associated Names

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. 177.

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. 78, repro.

1942

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

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 97, no. 18.

Wikidata ID

Q63809225

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