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The Triumph of Chastity

Plaquette
ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Master I.O.F.F. (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This plaquette depicting the Triumph of Chastity is made by the Master IO.F.F. , who was a plaquette-maker working around 1500.
Plaquettes are small plaques or reliefs 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 book-bindings.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Plaques & Plaquettes
Myths & Legends
Object type
Plaquette
TitleThe Triumph of Chastity (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, the Triumph of Chastity, by the Master of IO.F.F., Italy, ca. 1500
Physical description
A woman, naked, except for a scarf and wearing a helmet, in a richly decorated chariot drawn by two unicorns. With her right hand she clutches the bow of Cupid who flies before her.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.1cm
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Subjects depicted
Woman
Chariot
Chastity
Cupid
Summary
This plaquette depicting the Triumph of Chastity is made by the Master IO.F.F. , who was a plaquette-maker working around 1500.
Plaquettes are small plaques or reliefs 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 book-bindings.
Bibliographic references
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 75
  • Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes . London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, p. 55
  • Fulton, Christopher, B. "The Master IO.F.F. and the Function of Plaquettes". In: Studies in the History of Art, Italian Plaquettes, Vol. 22, 1985, pp. 143-162.
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Reliefs - Plaquettes - Statuettes - Utensils and Mortars . London: 1965, p. 36, no. 109, fig 127
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.472-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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