The Triumph of Silenus

16th century

Paduan 16th Century

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The sculpture is a relief depicting a group of nine human figures. The figures are in a dynamic interaction, with some facing each other while others are turned in different directions. Each figure is adorned in classical drapery. The sculpture is predominantly a dark brown color, indicating it might be made from bronze or a similar metal. The surface shows signs of texture and weathering. The figures seem to be in a narrative scene, frozen in a moment of time, their expressions and postures telling a story through their physical forms. The sculpture is slightly trapezoidal, wider at the bottom and narrowing towards the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark red-brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trapezoidal): 4.2 × 10.15 cm (1 5/8 × 4 in.)
    gross weight: 94.84 gr (0.209 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.382


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.

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Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 258.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 230.

Markings

Reverse formerly bore previous inventory number 258 (Ricci 1931); pigmentation of numerals removed in 1982 cleaning, but chemical traces of their forms remain visible.

Wikidata ID

Q63814801

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