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Valerio Belli

Associated Names
Valerio Belli

Artist, Italian, 1468 - 1546

The image shows a relief on an oval medallion featuring two figures. The primary figure is a standing person draped in flowing robes, holding a branch with multiple leaves or flowers extending upward. The figure appears to be in a dominant position, looking downward towards a second figure. The second figure is kneeling and holds a stick or staff in one hand, with a slightly bowed head. Both figures are elegantly carved with attention to detail on the faces and clothing. The sculpture is bronze-colored and has a metallic sheen, suggesting it is made from bronze or a similar metal. The material gives it an aged appearance, adding depth to the relief. There is a small hole at the top of the medallion, possibly for hanging. The sculpture presents a classical or historical scene.

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West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 4.3 x 3.3 cm (1 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.) gross weight: 20 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.507

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.

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Bibliography

1886

  • Molinier, Émile. Les Bronzes de la Renaissance. Les Plaquettes; Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. Paris, 1886:, 1:206, no. 294.

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol. II, 252-253, no. 373, pl. 107.

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: 156.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 12, no. 23, fig. 371.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 116, no. 16.

1997

  • Banzato, Davide, Maria Beltramini, and Davide Gasparatto, eds. Placchette, bronzetti e cristalli incisi dei Musei Civici di Vicenza, secoli XV-XVIII. Vicenza, 1997: 86.

2004

  • Donati, Valentino and Rosanna Casadio. Bronzi e pietre dure nelle incisione di Valerio Belli vicentino. Ferrara, 2004: 157.

2013

  • Leino, Marika. Fashion, Devotion and Contemplation: The Status and Functions of Italian Renaissance Plaquettes. Oxford, 2013: 230, fig. 139.

Wikidata ID

Q63815280

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