Abundance and Satyr

1505 or after

Pseudo Antonio da Brescia

Associated Names
Pseudo Antonio da Brescia

Artist, Venetian (?), active early 16th century

This round medallion features a relief depicting two figures in a pastoral setting. On the left side, a faun or satyr with the body of a man and the legs of a goat plays a long flute or horn. This figure has a beard, pointed ears, and horns, and his chest is bare. To the right, a reclining nude female figure with long hair looks over her shoulder at the satyr, raising one arm up. In her other arm, she holds a thin cornucopia filled with small fruit. The background features a large building with columns and several small structures resembling towers or domes surrounded by trees and grassy hills. The sculpture is crafted from a golden-brown material, with some areas of darker patina. There are small holes at the top and bottom of the medallion.

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West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) gross weight: 55 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.183


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1964

  • The Nude in Art, Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada, 1964, no. 21.

Bibliography

1897

  • Bode, Wilhelm von, ed. Die Sammlung Oscar Hainauer / The Collection of Oscar Hainauer. [bound as one volume, English and German pages interleaved in one page sequence] Berlin, 1897 and London, 1906: no. 192.

1908

  • A Cabinet of One Hundred & Thirty-Three Bronze Plaques and Medals of the Renaissance Period from the Collection of the Late Herr Oscar Hainauer of Berlin. Ed. Duveen Brothers. London, n.d. (but 1908): no. 61, repro.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 15.

Wikidata ID

Q63810111

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