Hand Bell with Blessing Christ Child, Saint George Defeating the Dragon, Death of Laocoὄn, David and Judith, and Busts in Profile
16th century
Artist
Flemish 16th Century
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 15.9 x 10.3 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1957.14.118
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.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1931
Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 132, no. 115, pl. 67.
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: 141.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 559.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 85, repro.
Inscriptions
in strip at top: LOEFT GODE VAN AL
Wikidata ID
Q63809371