Door Knocker

16th century

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture depicts a detailed face with raised eyebrows and a slightly open mouth. It is surrounded by foliage-like motifs resembling a headdress. The sculpture appears to be made of dark metal, possibly bronze, with an aged appearance. Below the face is a large, rounded handle. The design gives it an imposing and old-world aesthetic, and its three-dimensional form projects outward.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.4 x 12.4 x 2.7 cm (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.122

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: 138, no. 119, pl. 70

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: 140, repro. 46, as Door knocker in the shape of a horned and bearded mask.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 500.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 114, repro.

1998

  • Vannel, Fiorenza, and Giuseppe Toderi. Medaglie e placchette del Museo Bardini di Firenze. Florence, 1998: 161.

Wikidata ID

Q63809725

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