The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
second half 15th century
Artist, Bolognese, active 1468/1484
Artwork overview
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Medium
gilded bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.26 cm (2 1/16 in.)
gross weight: 43.02 gr (0.095 lb.) -
Accession
1942.9.215
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. 176.
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. 51, repro.
1942
Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 15.
Markings
Reverse bears former inventory numbers P.36 (for Plaquette no. 36) in black ink (Bode/Thieme 1897/1906) and 51 in white paint (Hainauer/Duveen 1908).
Wikidata ID
Q63809850