The Virgin & Child with Four Angels

early 16th century

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture shows a woman holding a child, surrounded by small cherubic figures with wings. The woman wears flowing robes and has a halo around her head, while the child also has a halo and is cradled in the woman's arms. The sculpture is made of bronze, giving it a dark golden hue with patina in some areas. The details are intricate, focusing on the clothing folds and features of the figures. It is designed with a rectangular base and a hole for wall-mounting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.4 x 10.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.) gross weight: 397 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.577

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, 443.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 437.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 160, no. 6.

1998

  • Bekker, Gerd. Europäische Plaketten und Medaillen vom 15. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Leipzig, 1998: 106.

2006

  • Bergbauer, Bertrand and Catherine Chédeau. Images en relief: La collection de plaquettes du Musée National de la Renaissance. Paris, 2006: 99.

Wikidata ID

Q63814926

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