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Pax

ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Moderno (sculptor)
Place of origin
Padua (made)

Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella - 1467-1528) is the pseudonym of this 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. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Object type
Pax
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Pax, bronze, the Virgin and Child between Saints, by Moderno, Italy (perhaps Padua), ca. 1500
Physical description
This pax in relief shows the Virgin and Child under a canopy, with Saints.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.79cm
Object history
Bought, £2.
Subjects depicted
Canopy
Virgin and Child
St Jerome
St Anthony Abbot
Summary
Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella - 1467-1528) is the pseudonym of this 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. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1857. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 30
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
4441-1857

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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