Naval Scene

Master of Coriolanus

Associated Names
Master of Coriolanus

Artist, Italian, active c. 1500

The sculpture on the medallion features a scene with several human figures and a boat. On the left side, there are three standing figures, two draped with fabric and one nude. In the center, a nude figure is standing and interacting with another figure aboard the boat. The boat is on the right side with a figure standing on the edge, seemingly managing or observing something. The color of the medallion suggests it is made from a brownish bronze material. The figures are presented in shallow relief, giving the scene dimension compared to the flat surface. There is a small hole at the top of the medallion, indicating it could be worn or hung as an ornament. The craftsmanship allows viewers to understand the narrative of interaction between the people and the boat within the circular frame of the medallion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 56 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.274

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

1886

  • Molinier, Émile. Les Bronzes de la Renaissance. Les Plaquettes; Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. Paris, 1886:, 1:93, no. 136 (as Master IO.F.F.).

1908

  • Migeon, Gaston. "La collection de M. Gustave Dreyfus, V: Les plaquettes." Les Arts 80 (August 1908): 17, fig. 11.

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol. II, 119, no. 150, pl. 50.

1951

  • National Gallery of Art. Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. Washington, 1951: 151.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 30-31, no. 91, fig. 229.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 92, no. 7.

Wikidata ID

Q63815045

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