The Triumph of Neptune
first half 16th century
Sculptor
Venetian 16th Century
Attributed to

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Dark red-brown patina (black lacquer somewhat rubbed)
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.) gross weight: 2865 gr
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Accession Number
1957.14.429
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
1977
The Triumph of Humanism: Three Phases of Renaissance Decorative Art 1450-1600, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1977-1978, no. 13.
Bibliography
1931
Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 305.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 339.
1983
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 89, no. 3.
2006
Rossi, Francesco, ed. Placchette e rilievi di bronzo nell'età del Mantegna. Exh. cat. Museo della Città di Palazzo San Sebastiano, Mantua, 2006: 81.
Wikidata ID
Q63814841