Cupid Asleep
Medallion
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
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Place of origin |
This bronze plaquette is ascribed to Fra Antonio da Brescia, Italy, ca. 1500.
There is an enlarged copy of this plaquette, executed in 1529, on the wall between the choir and the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral.
Fra Antonio da Brescia was active between 1487 and 1514. His works are not dated but due to the depicted persons the time is identifiable. He was apparently active in Brescia, Padua, Treviso, Venice and Verona.
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440ies 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
There is an enlarged copy of this plaquette, executed in 1529, on the wall between the choir and the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral.
Fra Antonio da Brescia was active between 1487 and 1514. His works are not dated but due to the depicted persons the time is identifiable. He was apparently active in Brescia, Padua, Treviso, Venice and Verona.
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440ies 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
Object details
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Title | Cupid Asleep (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medallion Plaque, Cupid Asleep, ascribed to Fra Antonio da Brescia, North Italy, ca. 1500. |
Physical description | A round Medallion Plaque with a heavy moulded rim, showing a winged cupid sitting on a floor and leaning with his right arm on an outdoor architectural structure. In the background is a tree. |
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Historical context | There is an enlarged copy of this plaquette, executed in 1529, on the wall between the choir and the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral. |
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Summary | This bronze plaquette is ascribed to Fra Antonio da Brescia, Italy, ca. 1500. There is an enlarged copy of this plaquette, executed in 1529, on the wall between the choir and the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral. Fra Antonio da Brescia was active between 1487 and 1514. His works are not dated but due to the depicted persons the time is identifiable. He was apparently active in Brescia, Padua, Treviso, Venice and Verona. Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440ies 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 |
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Accession number | 4082-1857 |
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Record created | June 18, 2008 |
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