Vulcan Forging the Arms of Aeneas
early 16th century
Artist
Paduan 16th Century
Attributed to

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Very light brown patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.) gross weight: 62 gr
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Accession Number
1957.14.388
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, 264.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 329.
1981
Cannata, Pietro. "L'Eneide nelle placchette." In Fagiolo, Marcello, ed. Virgilio nell'arte e nella cultura Europea. Exh. cat. Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome, 1981: 239, no. 7.
2011
Rossi, Francesco. La collezione Mario Scaglia: placchette. 3 vols. Bergamo, 2011: 1:118, under Prototipo, M.13.
Wikidata ID
Q63814804