Orestes Released from the Furies
probably 1520s, before 1540
Sculptor, Italian, 1468 - 1546
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 4.7 x 3.8 cm (1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.) gross weight: 13 gr
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Accession
1996.82.4
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Henry Oppenheimer, London; (his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 28 July 1936, no. 259-F); Sylvia Phyllis Adams, London; (her sale, W. & F.C. Bonham & Sons, Ltd., London, 23 May 1996, no. 29 [pair], as Antique Scene); (Hill-Stone Inc., New York); Douglas Lewis, Washington, D.C.; gift 1996 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
in exergue: VALERIVS F
Wikidata ID
Q63862086