A Cock

first half 16th century

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture depicts a rooster standing upright with its head held high and its tail feathers extending out behind it. The sculpture is rendered in a dark brown material, likely bronze. The feathers are carefully carved, creating a sense of texture and depth. The rooster stands atop a square base made of dark green, marbled stone, providing a contrasting color to the sculpture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8.8 x 3.3 x 6.1 cm (3 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.83

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 90, no. 77, pl. 45.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 138, as Paduan 16th Century.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 541.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 113, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63809682

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