Peace Establishing Her Reign

1512

Antonio Lombardo

Associated Names
Antonio Lombardo

Sculptor, Venetian, c. 1458 - 1516

The sculpture depicts a classical figure draped in flowing robes. The figure is positioned elegantly, leaning forward at a diagonal angle. The figure's arm extends downward, holding a staff entwined with a serpent. Her hair is styled in tight curls that frame her face. She gazes downward. The sculpture is crafted from dark, possibly bronze material with an aged patina, giving it a dark brown hue with light patches. The backdrop features a draped textile with fine detailing. The sculpture is reminiscent of ancient classical reliefs, emphasizing dynamic posture and intricate detailing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 33.9 x 7.6 cm (16 x 13 3/8 x 3 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.12.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly private collection, France; art market, Paris or Brussels;[1] acquired 1970 by (Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York); purchased 3 February 1972 by NGA.

[1] Per Douglas Lewis' notes of his telephone conversation of 7 March 1974 with Michael Hall, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, no. I, repro., as Allegorical Figure, Attributed to Antonio Lombardo.

1978

  • Antiquity in the Renaissance, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1978, no. 107.

1995

  • Tiziano Vecellio: Amor Sacro e Amor Profano, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 1995, no. 34, repro.

2009

  • Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2009, no. 11, repro., as Antonio Lombardo or Giammaria Mosca.

Bibliography

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 634, no. 990, repro., as Peace Establishing Her Reign: Allegory of the Victory of Ravenna.

1993

  • Sheard, Wendy Stedman. "Antonio Lombardo's Reliefs for Alfonso d'Este's Studio di Marmi: Their Significance and Impact on Titian." Studies in the History of Art 45 (1993): 331, repro. no. 16.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 138, repro.

1998

  • Schulz, Anne Markham. Giammaria Mosca called Padovano: a Renaissance Sculptor in Italy and Poland. 2 vols. University Park, Pennsylvania, 1998: 1:76-77, 165, no. 18 in Appendix II, 266-267; 2: pls. 107, 108.

2004

  • Gli Este a Ferrara. Il camerino di alabastro : Antonio Lombardo e la scultura all’antica. Exh. cat. Castello di Ferrara. Milan, 2004: 265-266.

2008

  • Rinascimento e passione per l'antico. Andrea Riccio e il suo tempo. Exh. cat. Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento, 2008: 502.

  • Sarchi, Alessandra. Antonio Lombardo. Venice, 2008: no. 22, 200, 261-264, 378 fig. 181.

  • Farinella, Vincenzo. "Un problematico rilievo bronzeo da Antonio Lombardo (e un documento trascurato su Savoldo a Ferrara)." In Matteo Ceriana and Victoria Avery, eds. L'Industria artistica del bronzo del rinascimento a Venezia e nell'Italia settentrionale. Atti del Convegno Internazionale di Studi, Venezia, Fonazione Giorgio Cini, 23 e 24 ottobre 2007. Venice, 2008: 81-93, 104-106, repro. 83.

  • Bacchi, Andrea and Luciana Giacomelli, eds Rinascimento e passione per l'antico: Andrea Riccio e il suo tempo. Exh. cat. Castello di Buonconsiglio. Trento, 2008: 502.

2013

  • Leino, Marika. Fashion, Devotion and Contemplation: The Status and Functions of Italian Renaissance Plaquettes. Oxford, 2013: 178, fig. 110.

2020

  • Bormand, Marc, Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi and Francesca Tasso, eds. Le Corps et l’Âme. De Donatello à Michel-Ange. Sculptures Italiennes de la Renaissance. Exh. Cat. Paris, 2020: 364-365 (entry by Alison Luchs).

Wikidata ID

Q63854538