The Flagellation

late 15th - early 16th century

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The sculpture depicts three muscular, nude male figures engaged in action against a backdrop of architectural elements. The figures appear to be in a struggle or athletic feat, with their bodies contorted in various poses. The sculptures are made from dark-toned bronze with areas of patina. The relief is detailed, with the figures raised from the surface creating a three-dimensional effect. Light and shadow play across the surfaces, highlighting the forms and architectural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.49 × 9.96 cm (5 5/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    gross weight: 397.95 gr (0.877 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.293

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

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints into Maiolica and Bronze, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018, no. 17

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 169.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 134.

1989

  • Pope-Hennessy, John. "The Study of Italian Plaquettes." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 25, fig. 16.

1998

  • Vannel, Fiorenza, and Giuseppe Toderi. Medaglie e placchette del Museo Bardini di Firenze. Florence, 1998: 156.

2001

  • Palmer, Allison Lee. "The Walters' Madonna and Child Plaquette and Private Devotional Art in Early Renaissance Italy." The Journal of the Walters Art Museum 59 (2001): 76, 77 fig. 8, 83 n. 26.

2006

  • Bergbauer, Bertrand and Catherine Chédeau. Images en relief: La collection de plaquettes du Musée National de la Renaissance. Paris, 2006: 67.

Wikidata ID

Q63815067

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