David Triumphant over Goliath

1507 or before

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The sculpture is a circular relief with a central figure standing prominently, draped with minimal attire, and potentially holding a weapon or tool. Additional smaller figures surround the central figure engaged in various activities, such as one figure seated and another interacting with an animal. A leafless tree extends upward to the right side, adding a natural element to the scene. The entire sculpture is made of a metallic material that resembles bronze, characterized by warm brown tones and a slightly aged patina. The relief details and raised surfaces are well-defined, creating a three-dimensional effect against the flat circular backdrop, making it visually engaging up close.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina (rubbed on raised surfaces)

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 10.63 cm (4 3/16 in.)
    gross weight: 135.51 gr (0.299 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.286

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, 162.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 141.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 108, no. 21.

2003

  • Avagnina, Maria Elisa, Margaret Binotto, and Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa, eds. Pinacoteca civica di Vicenza: catalogo scientifico delle collezioni. Milan, 2003: 3:219.

2006

  • Bergbauer, Bertrand and Catherine Chédeau. Images en relief: La collection de plaquettes du Musée National de la Renaissance. Paris, 2006: 65.

2014

  • Warren, Jeremy. Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture. A Catalogue of the Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Oxford, 2014: 3:840.

Markings

Reverse formerly bore previous reference number 158 in thin white paint (as cat. in Molinier 1886), as well as previous inventory numbers 121 in red paint (Dreyfus) and 162 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); numerals removed in 1982 cleaning.

Wikidata ID

Q63815060

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