Death of Meleager
early 16th century
Artist, Paduan, active early 16th century

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Very dark patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 7.21 × 5.35 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
gross weight: 64.93 gr (0.143 lb.) -
Accession
1957.14.283
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, 159.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 242.
1983
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 95, no. 5.
1989
Jestaz, Bertrand. "Riccio et Ulocrino." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989):200-201, repro.
Inscriptions
across top, almost completely erased: VLOCRINO
Wikidata ID
Q63815257