A Warrior and a Sleeping Youth

late 15th - early 16th century

Pseudo Melioli

Associated Names
Pseudo Melioli

Artist, Italian, active late 15th century - early 16th century

The sculpture features two human figures: a standing male warrior to the right and a seated male figure to the left. The warrior wears a helmet with a decorative crest, holds an ornate shield in one hand, and possibly a spear or staff in the other. The seated figure is adorned with a short cloak, and appears contemplative. To the far right is a small figure of a child standing atop a pillar. The sculpture is made of a brownish-gold or bronze-like metal, with a patina suggesting aged brass or bronze. It is a round, medallion-like shape with a raised rim, presenting the detailed scene in relief.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Light brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.89 cm (2 5/16 in.)
    gross weight: 59.77 gr (0.132 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.193

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

1886

  • Molinier, Émile. Les Bronzes de la Renaissance. Les Plaquettes; Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. Paris, 1886: 1:72-73, no. 104, repro., as A Young Hunter and a Bacchant, by Melioli.

1908

  • Migeon, Gaston. "La collection de M. Gustave Dreyfus, V: Les plaquettes." Les Arts 80 (August 1908): 23, repro., as Sleeping Woman and Bacchant, by Melioli.

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931: 56, no. 69, pl. 23, as A Warrior and a Sleeping Youth, by Pseudo Melioli.

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: 144, as A Warrior and a Sleeping Youth, by Pseudo Melioli.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 58, no. 191, fig. 209, as Allegorical Scene, by Pseudo Melioli.

Wikidata ID

Q63815216

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