Orpheus Redeeming Eurydice

late 15th - early 16th century

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The sculpture is a circular relief depicting three human figures and an angel. The central figure is a nude male standing on the left, holding a stringed musical instrument. To his left stands a female figure, also nude, with a draped cloth covering her lap. Behind them is a winged being and a smaller figure peeking from behind the female. The background includes textured details resembling architectural or environmental elements. The relief is made from a bronze-like material with intricate detailing and a double border along the rim. A small hole at the top suggests it may have been designed for hanging or display.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina (much rubbed)

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 10.65 cm (4 3/16 in.)
    gross weight: 156.82 gr (0.346 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.331

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, 207.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 172.

2013

  • Leino, Marika. Fashion, Devotion and Contemplation: The Status and Functions of Italian Renaissance Plaquettes. Oxford, 2013: 125 fig. 75, 126.

  • Volz, Peter. Medaillen und Plaketten der Renaissance aus einer Schweizer Privatsammlung. Munich, 2013: 210.

2024

  • Manges Nogueira, Alison. “Concealing portraits in Renaissance Venice: Jacometto’s painted box.” The Burlington Magazine 166 (February 2024): 135, fig. 18.

Wikidata ID

Q63815098

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