Vulcan Forging the Arrows of Cupid

late 15th - early 16th century

Pseudo Melioli

Sculptor, Italian, active late 15th century - early 16th century

Attributed to Pseudo Melioli

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze//(much abraded)

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.04 x 5.79 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
    gross weight: 102.07 gr (0.225 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.196

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. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931: 57, no. 72, pl. 23., as by Pseudo Melioli.

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: 144, as Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas, by Pseudo Melioli.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 60, no. 202, fig. 217, as by Pseudo Melioli.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 95, no. 7, as by Pseudo Melioli.

Markings

Reverse formerly bore previous inventory numbers 75 in white paint (unidentified collection) and 72 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); numerals were removed during 1982 cleaning.

Wikidata ID

Q63814955

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