Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas
late 15th - early 16th century
Artist, Italian, active late 15th century - early 16th century
Artwork overview
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Medium
gilded bronze//(much rubbed in raised areas)
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 5.74 x 5.41 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
gross weight: 46.44 gr (0.102 lb.) -
Accession
1957.14.195
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: 1:74, no. 106, as Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas, by Melioli.
1931
Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931: 57, no. 71, pl. 23, as Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas, 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 Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas, 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. 193, fig. 212, as Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas, by Pseudo Melioli.
1981
Cannata, Pietro. "L'Eneide nelle plachette." In Fagiolo, Marcello, ed. Virgilio nell'arte e nella cultura europea. Exh. cat. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome, 1981: 238, no. 6, repro.
Cannata, Pietro. "L'Eneide nelle plachette." In Fagiolo, Marcello, ed. Virgilio nell'arte e nella cultura europea. Exh. cat. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome, 1981: 238, no. 6, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q63815219