Thalia

1545 or before

Peter Flötner

Associated Names
Peter Flötner

Artist, German, c. 1485 - 1546

The sculpture depicts a person draped in flowing garments, with their right arm extended outward and left hand resting under the arm. The subject's head is turned to the side with eyes closed, and they have long hair styled in braids. The figure appears to be stepping forward on a textured base that suggests grass or foliage. The sculpture is crafted from a dark bronze material with a worn patina, displaying greenish hues in places. The back panel of the sculpture, in relief form, is a rectangular bronze plaque.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.4 x 5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.) gross weight: 55 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.567

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, 433.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 425.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 158, no. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q63815116

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