Fortitude

1540 or before

Peter Flötner

Associated Names
Peter Flötner

Artist, German, c. 1485 - 1546

The sculpture features a relief of a classical figure resembling a female standing, draped in flowing garments that partially reveal her upper torso. The figure is depicted leaning on a partially damaged fluted column with her left hand, while her right hand rests on her garment. The background features a landscape with tree-like formations and another fallen column. The sculpture is made of a reddish-brown material, giving it a weathered look. The scene is framed within a rectangle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.9 x 5.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 40 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.566

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, 432.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 424.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 158, no. 3.

Wikidata ID

Q63815113

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