Cacus Stealing the Oxen of Hercules

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The sculpture is a relief depicting a scene with three human figures and a bovine animal. Two of the figures are engaging with the animal, while another figure is reclining on the ground. The relief is crafted from bronze, giving it a rich, brown, slightly metallic sheen. At the top of the sculpture, the words 'O MODERNI' are inscribed, and there is a small hole above the inscription. The background features stylized representations of trees and architectural elements, suggesting an outdoor setting. The figures are rendered in a classical style, with attention to form and movement, and the entire piece has a textured surface that enhances the details of the scene.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Kaiser Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.04 × 5.33 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 86.96 gr (0.192 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.73.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ellin Mitchell, New York); purchased 6 November 1984 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Lewis, Douglas. "The Plaquettes of 'Moderno' and His Followers." Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 110-111, fig. 4; 140, no. I.5.

2013

  • Leino, Marika. Fashion, Devotion and Contemplation: The Status and Functions of Italian Renaissance Plaquettes. Oxford, 2013: 90, 91 fig. 56 (misidentified as Romano-Mantuan, Sacrifice to Cupid), 123, 149. 178, fig. 110.

Inscriptions

across top, in cast-in raised lettering: .O[PUS].MODERNI. (the work of Moderno)

Wikidata ID

Q63860978

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