Mars and Victory

1507 or before

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The sculpture is a circular bronze bas-relief medallion featuring several human figures in dynamic poses. The primary figures are a nude man and woman both facing and moving towards the right side of the medallion, with the woman slightly ahead. The figures are intricately detailed, showcasing their muscular forms and wavy hair. Behind them on the left stands another figure draped in cloth, observing. In the background on the right side, there is an arched architectural structure and a small statue of a human figure atop a pedestal. The bronze material emphasizes the detailed craftsmanship of the piece.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 10.54 cm (4 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 184.22 gr (0.406 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.306

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. L'Art 40 (1886): 172, repro.

  • Molinier, Émile. Les Bronzes de la Renaissance. Les Plaquettes; Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. Paris, 1886: 1:138-139, no. 186, repro. 140.

1908

  • Migeon, Gaston. "La collection de M. Gustave Dreyfus, V: Les plaquettes." Les Arts 80 (August 1908): 30, pl. 21, fig. 4.

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol. II, 140, no. 182, pl. 59.

1951

  • National Gallery of Art. Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. Washington, 1951: 151.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 49, no. 158, fig. 167.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 110, no. 39.

1989

  • Lewis, Douglas. "The Plaquettes of 'Moderno' and His Followers." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 140, no. III.B.3.

1998

  • Avery, Charles, Marzia Ratti, and Angela Acordon, eds. Sculture: bronzetti, placchette, medaglie. Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, La Spezia. [Cinisello Balsamo], 1998: 274, no. 194.

Markings

Reverse formerly bore previous inventory numbers 14 in red paint (Dreyfus) and 182 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); numerals removed in 1982 cleaning.

Wikidata ID

Q63815078

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