Mucius Scaevola

second half 15th century

Master IO.F.F.

Associated Names
Master IO.F.F.

Artist, Bolognese, active 1468/1484

This is a golden medallion depicting a scene with armored people on the left and a columned structure on the right. The group on the left includes several armored individuals, three mounted on horseback, with some carrying tall flags or standards. The people are depicted in profile, walking towards a columned structure where two men are seated, looking towards the approaching group. The sculpture is a relief, and it shows intricate detailing on both the people and the architectural elements. However, some areas of the medallion have dark brown discoloration, obscuring these details. The medallion has a hole at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (irregular): 5.88 × 5.73 cm (2 5/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
    gross weight: 33.59 gr (0.074 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.214

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

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: 92, no. 196 (Plaquette no. 56), as by Giovanni Fiorentino [i.e., Master IO.F.F.].

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. 111, repro.

1942

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

1989

  • Fulton, Christopher B. "The Master IO.F.F. and the Function of Plaquettes." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 159 note 9.

2011

  • Rossi, Francesco. La collezione Mario Scaglia: placchette. 3 vols. Bergamo, 2011: 1:265, under Variante C, C.43, as part of the Hainauer Collection.

Markings

Reverse bears former inventory numbers P.56. (for Plaquette no. 56) in black paint (Bode/Thieme 1897/1906) and 111. in white paint (Hainauer/Duveen 1908).

Wikidata ID

Q63809846

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