Augustus and the Sibyl

c. 1500

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Associated Names
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Sculptor, Paduan, 1470 - 1532

This is a square plate carved in relief, depicting multiple people gathered in a group. In the center, a person kneels, looking up at a person on the right. The person next to them is standing, gesturing upwards to the top right corner, where swirling clouds and small cherubs seem to appear in the sky. Some of the other people in the crowd look up as well. The people all appear to wear draped robes. One person on the left tends to two horses. There are architectural elements in the background, including columns topped with statues. The sculpture is primarily a dark, metallic color, with some light brown areas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7 x 6.3 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 94 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.266

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. 154.

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. 57, 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

Q63809187

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