Death of Marcus Curtius

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Associated Names
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Sculptor, Paduan, 1470 - 1532

The sculpture depicts an armoured warrior riding a horse. The warrior is shown in a commanding posture, with one arm raised. The horse underneath the warrior is also posed dynamically, with its front legs raised and head tilted slightly upward. The sculpture is in a dark brown, bronze-like material with a square plaque providing a textured background. The plaque has two small holes at the top and stylized wave patterns at the bottom, suggesting water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.86 × 6.41 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
    gross weight: 122 gr (0.269 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.256

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

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints into Maiolica and Bronze, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 132.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 213.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 79, no. 13.

Markings

Reverse bears earlier-style NGA accession number in red paint.

Wikidata ID

Q63814694

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