Bull-Baiting

after Giovanni Bernardi

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Sculptor

Giovanni Bernardi

Artist After, Bolognese, 1494 - 1553

The sculpture depicts a group of hunters and their dogs engaged in a hunt. Human figures are shown in varied poses, some on horseback and others on foot, wielding spears as they pursue a wild animal, possibly a boar. The composition captures the energy and movement of the hunt, with the dogs leaping towards their prey. The sculpture is crafted from a material with a metallic finish, giving it a dark bronze color with highlights that accentuate the figures and details. The entire scene is depicted in relief on a rectangular plaque, allowing each element to stand out in low relief against the flat background. The design shows attention to detail in the figures' muscles and clothing folds, evoking a sense of action.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Red-brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.4 x 9.4 cm (2 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.) gross weight: 138 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.549


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, 415.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 44.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 113, no. 17.

Wikidata ID

Q63814900

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