Battle Scene
Plaquette
ca. 1480 - ca. 1520 (made)
ca. 1480 - ca. 1520 (made)
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This plaquette depicting a battle scene is made in North Italy, in the late 15th or early 16th century.
The plaquette exists in a number of versions, including the Museum's own rectangular gilt bronze (7459-1861) and another circular version mounted on a sword pommel (7484-1861). The composition is related to the style of the artist signing Moderno.
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. Moderno specialised in small bronze plaquettes exploring religious or antique themes, and catered for a clientele of learned humanists.
The plaquette exists in a number of versions, including the Museum's own rectangular gilt bronze (7459-1861) and another circular version mounted on a sword pommel (7484-1861). The composition is related to the style of the artist signing Moderno.
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. Moderno specialised in small bronze plaquettes exploring religious or antique themes, and catered for a clientele of learned humanists.
Object details
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| Title | Battle Scene (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze, partly gilt |
| Brief description | Plaquette, bronze part gilt, a battle scene, in the style of Moderno, Italian, late 15th or early 16th century |
| Physical description | The circular plaquette shows a horseman galloping to the right; behind a riderless horse, of which only the head and front legs are clearly visible. Beneath, a dead horse between two naked warriors, that on the left largely obscured, that on the right holding up a shield. Inscribed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'DVBIA.FORTV NA.' |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Ann Hull-Grundy, in 1978. Historical significance: The plaquette exists in a number of versions, including the Museum's own rectangular gilt bronze (7459-1861) and another circular version mounted on a sword pommel (7484-1861). The composition is related to the style of the artist signing Moderno, sometimes identified as Galeazzo Mondella (1467-1528), an important goldsmith from Verona. |
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| Summary | This plaquette depicting a battle scene is made in North Italy, in the late 15th or early 16th century. The plaquette exists in a number of versions, including the Museum's own rectangular gilt bronze (7459-1861) and another circular version mounted on a sword pommel (7484-1861). The composition is related to the style of the artist signing Moderno. 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. Moderno specialised in small bronze plaquettes exploring religious or antique themes, and catered for a clientele of learned humanists. |
| Associated object | 7459-1861 (Version) |
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| Accession number | A.150-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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