Allegorical Plaquette [reverse]

first half 16th century

Italian 16th Century

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (irregular): 8.5 x 5.8 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.469.b

Associated Artworks

Allegorical Plaquette [obverse]

Italian 16th Century

1500


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

Inscriptions

across top on scroll: AB ORIGINE MUNDI; across bottom: AS 568

Wikidata ID

Q63814870


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