Saint Catherine

c. 1506

Francesco Marti

Associated Names
Francesco Marti

Sculptor, Lucchese, active 1489/1516

The sculpture depicts a figure in a classical pose. The subject is a person clad in draped clothing, with the right hand raised and the left hand positioned closer to the chest. The sculpture is made from a golden material and has a smooth surface with detailed folds in the clothing. The figure appears to be a bust with an intricate robe. The material gives the sculpture a polished and luminescent quality. It does not have a visible base. The features of the figure, such as facial expressions, hands, and hair, are skillfully rendered.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (silhouetted contour): 8.5 x 7.8 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in.) gross weight: 110 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.409

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, 285.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 79.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 26, no. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q63814980

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