Dead Christ Supported by the Virgin and Saint John
Sculptor
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 8.11 × 5.94 cm (3 3/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
gross weight: 87.62 gr (0.193 lb.) -
Accession
1957.14.369
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, 245.
1951
Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 145, as Paduan 15th Century.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 181.
1983
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 107, no. 15.
1989
Lewis, Douglas. "The Plaquettes of 'Moderno' and His Followers." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 114-116, repro.
Inscriptions
upper center in cartello on garland: I[ESUS] H[OMINUM] S[ALVATOR] (Jesus, Savior of mankind)[1]
Markings
Reverse formerly bore previous inventory numbers 524 in black paint (unidentified collection) and 245 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); numerals removed during 1982 cleaning; “ghost” imprint of 245 still clearly visible on reverse upper left.
Wikidata ID
Q63814787