Small Vase in the Form of a Monkey

early 16th century

Paduan 16th Century

Associated Names
Paduan 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture depicts a figure of a seated baboon with a unique feature on its head that resembles a crescent or horn-like shape. The baboon has one hand raised to its mouth and is sitting up with its knees bent. The sculpture is primarily dark in color, with a surface showing variations of deep green, brown, and black hues. It is mounted on a simple, solid black rectangular base. The sculpture is relatively small compared to human scale.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Very dark patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.8 x 4.5 x 4.7 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.82

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 89, no. 76, pl. 44.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 138.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 513.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 170, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63810027

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