Vulcan, Cupid and Venus

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Associated Names
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Sculptor, Paduan, 1470 - 1532

The sculpture is a round relief featuring several figures. In the foreground, there is a seated figure on the left holding an instrument while resting on a structure. To the right stands a female figure holding a torch in her right hand, with long hair falling over her shoulders. Between them stands a smaller figure, possibly a child. In the background, there is a tree and various textured and architectural elements. The sculpture appears to be made of bronze, exhibiting a dark, aged metallic color with highlights. The composition is intricate, with detailed figures and a textured background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
    gross weight: 113.45 gr (0.25 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.259

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. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 135.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 210.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 76, no. 3.

Markings

Reverse bears former inventory numbers 426(?) in white paint (unidentified collection) and 181 in red paint (Dreyfus), as well as earlier-style NGA accession number in red paint.

Wikidata ID

Q63814699

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