Andiron with Figure of Jupiter, 17th/19th century

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 79.2 x 37.6 cm (31 3/16 x 14 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Widener Collection

Accession Number

1942.9.143

Artists / Makers

Italian 17th/19th Century (sculptor)

Image Use

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Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 17 May 1909 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

[1] Provenance according to Widener card file in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Duveen Brothers, Inc.
Hainauer, Oskar
Widener, Joseph E.
Widener, Peter Arrell Brown

Bibliography

1942: Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 9, as Venetian School 16th Century.

1948: Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 150, repro., as Jupiter by Venetian 16th Century.

1959: National Gallery of Art. Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. Reprint. Washington, DC, 1959: 150, repro.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 172, as Venetian School.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 152, repro., as Venetian School.

1971: Mariacher, Giovanni. Bronzetti veneti del rinascimento. Vicenza, 1971: 36 no. 125, repro., as Jupiter with the Eagle, by Jacopo Sansovino (?).

1983: Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 137.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 120, repro.

1998: Avery, Charles, Marzia Ratti, and Angela Acordon, eds. Sculture: bronzetti, placchette, medaglie. Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, La Spezia. [Cinisello Balsamo], 1998: 174, no. 106.