The Judgment of Paris

second half 15th century

Master IO.F.F.

Associated Names
Master IO.F.F.

Artist, Bolognese, active 1468/1484

The sculpture is a round medallion depicting four human figures and possibly two cherubs. The main subject is a seated man on the left, interacting with three standing women on the right. The women are nude and have distinct postures and attributes. Above them are two smaller, winged figures or cherubs. To the left of the man is a trunk of a tree with branches. The medallion has a bronze color and intricate designs and textures. The surface is slightly reflective, highlighting the contours of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
    gross weight: 40.29 gr (0.089 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.475

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, 341.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 98.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 97, no. 17.

1989

  • Fulton, Christopher B. "The Master IO.F.F. and the Function of Plaquettes." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 144, 146, repro.

1997

  • Lucco, Mauro, Bertrand Jestaz, and Tiziana Franco, eds. Catalogo del Museo civico di Belluno. 3 vols. Vicenza, 1997: 3:45.

2006

  • Bergbauer, Bertrand and Catherine Chédeau. Images en relief: La collection de plaquettes du Musée National de la Renaissance. Paris, 2006: 71.

2011

  • Rossi, Francesco. La collezione Mario Scaglia: placchette. 3 vols. Bergamo, 2011: 1:269, under Prototipo, M.34, 271 fig. b.

Inscriptions

in exergue, in relief: .IO[HANNES].F[ONDULINI].F[ONDULI]. (Giovanni di Fondulino Fonduli)

Markings

Reverse formerly bore previous inventory number 341 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); numerals removed during 1982 cleaning but chemical imprint still visible.

Wikidata ID

Q63815026

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