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A Prince receiving a Prisoner

Plaque
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This bronze plaquette depicting a prince receiving a prisoner is trimmed for use as a panel on a box.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Sculpture
Object type
Plaque
TitleA Prince receiving a Prisoner (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Plaque, bronze, a Prince Receiving a Prisoner, Italy, 16th century
Physical description
The plaquette depicts to the right a seated prince with two soldiers behind him. A prisoner, escorted by two archers, kneels before him. To the left is an old man tied to a tree. Moulded border, partly cut away below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.85cm
  • Width: 8.1cm
Object history
Acquired in Florence in 1861 for 8s.
Subjects depicted
Prince
Prisoner
Tree
Soldiers
Archers
Summary
This bronze plaquette depicting a prince receiving a prisoner is trimmed for use as a panel on a box.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. 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. 31
  • Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes . London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, p. 59
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Reliefs - Plaquettes - Statuettes - Utensils and Mortars . London: 1965, pp. 98-99, no. 350, fig 301
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7378-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313774/a-prince-receiving-a-prisoner-plaque-unknown/
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