Hand Bell
late 15th century or first quarter 16th century
Sculptor, Italian, possibly active 15th or early 16th century
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (second dimension is diameter): 12 x 11.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1993.43.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Blumka Gallery, New York), at least from 1980;[1] gift 1993 to NGA.
[1] Blumka Gallery lent the bell to a 1980 exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania. It was published in the catalogue as "provenance: unknown."
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1980
Beyond Nobility: Art for the Private Citizen in the Early Renaissance. Allentown Art Museum, 1980-1981, no. 59 (cat. by Ellen Callmann).
Bibliography
1992
Callmann, Ellen. "Albertazi, Gaetano." In Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon: Die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. Multiple vols. Munich and Leipzig, 1992-[unfinished], 1992: 2:64.
Inscriptions
around center in band: GAETANO ALBERTAZI FECE
Wikidata ID
Q63860841