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Warriors on Horse and Foot

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

This plaquette is made by the Coriolanus Master and shows warriors on horse and foot.

The warriors are represented as naked men on four horses pacing to the right. Behind them two naked men are running and there is another horseman.

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Warriors on Horse and Foot (generic title)
  • Coriolanus Leaving Home (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, Warriors on Horse and Foot, in the manner of Moderno, Italy, ca. 1500
Physical description
Four horses ridden by naked men pacing to the right; behind them two naked men running, and another horseman. Narrow moulded rim, trimmed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.5cm
  • Width: 51.5cm
Object history
One of a series of plaquettes illustrating the life of Coriolanus.
Acquired in London with together 219-1906, for £10 10s.
Production
formerly attributed to the Coriolanus Master
Subjects depicted
Summary
This plaquette is made by the Coriolanus Master and shows warriors on horse and foot.

The warriors are represented as naked men on four horses pacing to the right. Behind them two naked men are running and there is another horseman.

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.
Associated object
220-1906 (Series)
Bibliographic references
  • List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1906, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 36
  • Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes . London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, p. 40
Collection
Accession number
219-1906

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2009
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