Judgment of Paris

Master IO.F.F.

Associated Names
Master IO.F.F.

Artist, Bolognese, active 1468/1484

This is a circular medallion depicting a scene with four people in a relief carving. On the left, a seated man looks up at three women standing to the right. The women appear to be engaged in conversation or a presentation, with one of them holding a staff and shield. Above the group, there is a small, winged child flying over the scene. In the background are the leaves of a tall tree. The medallion appears gold, with several areas of dark brown patina obscuring many details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.33 cm (2 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 33.93 gr (0.075 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.212

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. 187.

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. 55, repro.

1942

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

Inscriptions

in exergue, in relief: .IO[HANNES].F[ONDULINI].F[ONDULI]. (Giovanni di Fondulino Fonduli)

Markings

Reverse bears now nearly illegible former inventory numbers [P.47, for Plaquette no. 47] (Bode/Thieme 1897/1906) and [55.] in white paint (Hainauer/Duveen 1908), both obscured by possibly heavy gummed pigments.

Wikidata ID

Q63809838

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