an Assemblage of Gods
Plaquette
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
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This plaquette shows a group, which identification is obscure. The whole group may have an allegorical signification.
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 bookbindings.
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 bookbindings.
Object details
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Title | an Assemblage of Gods (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Plaquette, bronze, an assemblage of Gods, unknown artist from Padua, Italy, ca. 1500 |
Physical description | Plaquette depicts figures, most of them with marine attributes. From left to right: a woman with a torch, Mercury as naked youth, Saturn as bearded man on throne with Sphinx, a naked man, a woman partly draped, perhaps Neptune as a youth, an old man with urn, a naked youth pouring wine, and in the sky Victory holding two crowns. |
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Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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Summary | This plaquette shows a group, which identification is obscure. The whole group may have an allegorical signification. 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 bookbindings. |
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Accession number | A.411-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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