The Presentation
Plaque
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
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This plaquette in Bronze is ascribed to Moderno.
It depicts an altar, which is placed in a vaulted building, the Virgin is standing holding out the Child to Simeon who stands on the left; behind him are two men and behind the Virgin two women. In the foreground are three small dogs.
Moderno is the pseudonym of a goldsmith and medallist active in North Italy and later in Rome. He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.
There are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it.
It depicts an altar, which is placed in a vaulted building, the Virgin is standing holding out the Child to Simeon who stands on the left; behind him are two men and behind the Virgin two women. In the foreground are three small dogs.
Moderno is the pseudonym of a goldsmith and medallist active in North Italy and later in Rome. He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.
There are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it.
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Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Plaquette in bronze, The Presentation of Christ, ascribed to Moderno, Italy, ca. 1500 |
Physical description | Plaquette in bronze. On the right of the altar, which is placed in a vaulted building, the Virgin is standing holding out the Child to Simeon who stands on the left; behind him are two men and behind the Virgin two women. In the foreground three small dogs. Moulded rim. |
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Object history | Aquired in Paris |
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Summary | This plaquette in Bronze is ascribed to Moderno. It depicts an altar, which is placed in a vaulted building, the Virgin is standing holding out the Child to Simeon who stands on the left; behind him are two men and behind the Virgin two women. In the foreground are three small dogs. Moderno is the pseudonym of a goldsmith and medallist active in North Italy and later in Rome. He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490. There are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it. |
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Accession number | 4081-1857 |
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Record created | June 18, 2008 |
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