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Vulcan forging arms for Aeneas

Plaquette
ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is a plaquette made in Italy in about 1500. It represents Vulcan forging arms for Aeneas.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Myths & Legends
Object type
Plaquette
TitleVulcan forging arms for Aeneas (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, Vulcan forging arms for Aeneas, Italian, ca. 1500
Physical description
Plaquette in bronze. In the middle stands a winged naked figure holding before her the shield, which forms a centre to the plaquette; to the left the hero with spear and other weapons over his shoulder standing behind two pasturing horses; to the right Vulcan seated at the anvil.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.35cm
Object history
Bought for 2£ 16s. in 1864 at the Piot sale Paris.
Subjects depicted
Winged Figure
Shield
Spear
Weapons
Horses
Vulcan
Aeneas
Summary
This is a plaquette made in Italy in about 1500. It represents Vulcan forging arms for Aeneas.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1864. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 45
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. London: Phaidon Press, 1965, p. 93, no. 329, fig. 241
  • Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes. London, 1924, p. 59
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
534-1864

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Record createdMarch 25, 2008
Record URL
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