Hand Bell, late 15th century or first quarter 16th century

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (second dimension is diameter): 12 x 11.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Justin Nasatir in memory of his mother Victoria

Accession Number

1993.43.1

Artists / Makers

Gaetano Albertazi (sculptor) Italian, possibly active 15th or early 16th century

Image Use

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Inscription

around center in band: GAETANO ALBERTAZI FECE

Provenance

(Blumka Gallery, New York), at least from 1980;[1] gift 1993 to NGA.

[1] Blumka Gallery lent the bell to a 1980 exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania. It was published in the catalogue as "provenance: unknown."

Associated Names

Blumka, Ruth, Mrs.
Nasatir, Justin

Exhibition History

1980: Beyond Nobility: Art for the Private Citizen in the Early Renaissance. Allentown Art Museum, 1980-1981, no. 59 (cat. by Ellen Callmann).

Bibliography

1992: Callmann, Ellen. "Albertazi, Gaetano." In Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon: Die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. Multiple vols. Munich and Leipzig, 1992-[unfinished], 1992: 2:64.