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Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery

St Jerome

Plaquette
1460-1470 (made)
Artist/Maker
Enzola (makers)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector’s pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings. The image of St Jerome in the wilderness is based on a Ferrarese engraving from about 1470–80. Many plaquettes were derived from prints, but they also served to circulate the designs further afield. This was perhaps originally part of a casket.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Plaquette
TitleSt Jerome (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, by Giovanni Francesco Enzola, Italy, ca. 1460-70
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Subject depicted
Jerome (Saint)
Summary
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector’s pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings. The image of St Jerome in the wilderness is based on a Ferrarese engraving from about 1470–80. Many plaquettes were derived from prints, but they also served to circulate the designs further afield. This was perhaps originally part of a casket.
Bibliographic references
  • Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes. London, 1924. p. 46.
  • Königliche Museen zu Berlin. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der christlichen Epoche. Zweite Auflage, Band II. Die Italienischen Bronzen. Berlin, 1904. no. 893.
  • Molinier, E. Les Plaquettes: catalogue raisonné. Paris :J. Rouam, 1886. no. 93.
  • Cf. Pope-Hennessy, John. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. London, 1965. p. 23. no. 63. fig. 65.
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der christlichen Epoche. Dritte Auflage. Zweiter Band. DIE Italienischen Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock. Zweiter Teil: Reliefs und Plaketten. Bearbeitet von E. F. Bange. Berlin und Leipzig, 1922. no. 595.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.41-1921

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Record createdMay 10, 2005
Record URL
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