Christ Appearing to the Apostles

15th century

Venetian 15th Century

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Venetian 15th Century

Artist

The sculpture features a central figure standing with a staff or cross in the center, surrounded by multiple other figures. The central figure appears to be raising one hand, with smaller figures around them in various postures. The sculpture is made from a bronze-colored metal with a slightly worn surface. The figures are intricately detailed, with their drapery and hair sculpted with attention to texture and depth, creating a three-dimensional effect against the flat background of the rectangular frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze//Gilding extensively rubbed

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.5 x 6.4 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 126 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.396

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, 272.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 312.

1998

  • Avery, Charles, Marzia Ratti, and Angela Acordon, eds. Sculture: bronzetti, placchette, medaglie. Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, La Spezia. [Cinisello Balsamo], 1998: 270, no. 190.

Wikidata ID

Q63814812

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