Dr. Jacob Hirsch

German, 1874 - 1955

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A free-standing, bronze she-wolf stands as two male infants attempt to nurse at her teats in this sculpture. In this photograph, the wolf stands sideways facing our left with her head turned to look at us, eight teats hanging heavily along her underside. Her wide eyes are framed by raised but furrowed brows, and cup-like ears curl back on her round head. Her jaws are slightly open revealing sharp teeth. Her lean body is partly covered by tight clusters of parallel, undulating lines around her head, neck, and along her back, suggesting fur. Beneath her, one boy sits, rocking back on a low rock, and the other kneels. Both tilt their heads back and spread their arms wide as they reach for her teats. The bronze of the boys and wolf are rubbed gold in some areas, especially on the wolf’s ribs. The trio rest on a green and black marble pedestal.
Central Italian 15th Century, Central Italian 16th Century, Roman 15th Century, Roman 16th Century, The Capitoline Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus, late 15th - early 16th century, bronze, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1957.14.8

The Capitoline Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus

Central Italian 15th Century, Central Italian 16th Century, Roman 15th Century, Roman 16th Century · late 15th - early 16th century · bronze ·  Accession ID  1957.14.8

Tommaso Cazzaniga, Benedetto Briosco, The Flight into Egypt, 1484, marble, partly gilded, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.91

The Flight into Egypt

Tommaso Cazzaniga, Benedetto Briosco · 1484 · marble, partly gilded ·  Accession ID  1952.5.91

Italian 16th Century, Eagle, 16th century, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.89

Eagle

Italian 16th Century · 16th century · marble ·  Accession ID  1952.5.89

Benedetto Briosco, Tommaso Cazzaniga, The Adoration of the Magi, 1484, marble, partly gilded, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.90

The Adoration of the Magi

Benedetto Briosco, Tommaso Cazzaniga · 1484 · marble, partly gilded ·  Accession ID  1952.5.90

A crowned woman and the baby she holds on one hip are carved from white marble in this freestanding sculpture. The woman has a round face with a long nose and slightly smiling lips. Her long curly hair is parted down the middle and held back under a high crown made of spade-shaped acanthus leaves. A cloth covers her head and drapes over her shoulders and across her hips. Divots are carved along the lower hem of the cloth. The dress she wears underneath has three circular openings along the squared neckline, and pointy-toed shoes peek out from under the hem of the long skirt. She holds the stem of a now-broken frond in her right hand, to our left, by that hip. Her other hand supports the baby. He has a round face, short, wavy hair, wide-set eyes, chubby cheeks, a delicate nose, and his lips are parted. His torso is nude, and a cloth wraps around his hips and falls in folds around his bare feet. His left arm, to our right, is missing beyond the shoulder. He leans the other elbow against the woman’s chest, and the lower arm is missing beyond that. The sculpture is photographed against a pale gray background.
French 14th Century, Virgin and Child, c. 1325/1350, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.99

Virgin and Child

French 14th Century · c. 1325/1350 · marble ·  Accession ID  1961.9.99