Mars and Frieze of Trophies
first quarter 16th century
Sculptor

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.72 cm (2 5/8 in.)
gross weight: 70.34 gr (0.155 lb.) -
Accession
1957.14.541
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, 407.
1965
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 359.
1983
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 67, no. 19.
Markings
Reverse bears former inventory number 610 in black paint (unidentified collection).
Wikidata ID
Q63814892