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Door Knocker with Mask, Monsters and Putto

c. 1590-1600

Circle of Hubert Gerhard

Associated Names

Anonymous Artist

Artist

Hubert Gerhard

Related Artist, Netherlandish, 1540/1550 - 1620

The sculpture has a detailed design with a central figure resembling a mythological creature or a grotesque face at the top. Below this face are two human figures surrounded by ornate patterns and smaller grotesque faces. The sculpture is made of bronze or a similar metal, featuring swirling patterns and dynamic poses, exuding a sense of movement and fluidity.

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Gift of Robert H. Smith/Robert H. Smith Collection
Dimensions

overall: 28 × 13 × 7.5 cm (11 × 5 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
height (lower portion only): 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2022.181.68

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

Schmidt, Eike D., et al. Bronze, Boxwood, and Ivory in the Robert H. Smith Collection of Renaissance Sculpture. London, 2015: 20-24, repro. no. 68.

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