The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

late 15th - early 16th century

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The relief sculpture depicts an indoor scene with multiple human figures. Central to the composition is a child being held by two adults on a raised platform. Additional figures in robes surround them, engaged in a ritual or gathering. The background features arches and tiled patterns. The rectangular plaque has a bronze-like color, suggesting it is made of metal. Signs of age and patina give it a textured appearance. It has four drilled holes, one at each corner, likely for mounting or display. The sculpture is rich in detail, creating a visually engaging scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Light brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 10.02 × 6.42 cm (3 15/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
    gross weight: 114.07 gr (0.251 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.292

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. vol. II, 130, no. 168, pl. 54.

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: 46, no. 146, fig. 175.

1984

  • Rossi, Francesco. "Rassegna della Placchetta artistica dal XVe al XVIIe secolo." In Terenzani, Ezio, ed. 6a Triennale Italiana della Medaglia d’Arte. Exh. cat. Chiesa di San Francesco, Udine, 1984: 195, no. 37, note.

1989

  • Lewis, Douglas. "The Plaquettes of 'Moderno' and His Followers." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 136, note 147.

2014

  • Warren, Jeremy. Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture. A Catalogue of the Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Oxford, 2014: 3:844.

Markings

Reverse bears former inventory numbers 10 . . . (?) and 443(?) in black ink(?), and 168 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); in upper center of reverse, roughly incised collector’s (?) initials A L.

Wikidata ID

Q63815066

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