A Lion Hunt
Plaquette
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
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This bronze plaquette is depicting a group of male naked warriors, two of them on horses, hunting a lion.
Moderno is the pseudonym of a 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. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.
There are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it.
Moderno is the pseudonym of a 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. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490.
There are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it.
Object details
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| Title | A Lion Hunt (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Plaquette, bronze, A Lion Hunt, ascribed to Moderno, Italy, ca. 1500 |
| Physical description | Plaquette shows five naked male figures hunting with a lion. Two of them are riding a horse. |
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| Summary | This bronze plaquette is depicting a group of male naked warriors, two of them on horses, hunting a lion. Moderno is the pseudonym of a 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. He was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His earliest works may date around 1485-1490, and his earliest dated work is 1490. There are many different suggestions in literature to whom OPUS MODERNI may refer, and there has never been a clear answer to it. |
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| Accession number | 6967-1860 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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