Model of an Escutcheon

c. 1600

German 17th Century

Associated Names
German 17th Century

Artist

The sculpture features intricate decorative designs with figures resembling mythical creatures. At the top is a human-like face with flowing details around it. Below are two smaller symmetric figures with human upper bodies and tails facing each other. The main structure has ornamental swirl patterns with a shell-like motif at the center. The sculpture is made of a metallic material like bronze, with a weathered appearance. It could serve as a decorative element, such as a keyhole escutcheon or plaque, due to its perforated design and structured form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 11.1 x 5.6 cm (4 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 38 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.272

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: no. 442.

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. 86, repro.

1942

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

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 162, no. 20.

Wikidata ID

Q63809466

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