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Plaquette

late 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Venice (made)

This is a bronze plaquette made in the late 15th century Venice, Italy. This plaquette represente Christ appearing to the Apostles.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Sculpture
Plaques & Plaquettes
Object type
Plaquette
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze plaquette, Christ appearing to the apostles. Italian late 15th century.
Physical description
Plaquette in bronze, Christ appearing to the Apostles. Christ, holding a cruciform staff. His right hand raised in blessing, stands between two groups of kneeling Apostles. In the background are two tall buildings. There is a narrow sunken rim. A drilled hole in top centre, two corners slightly damaged.
Dimensions
  • Height: 87mm
  • Width: 75mm
Subjects depicted
Staff
Apostles
Buildings
Christ
Summary
This is a bronze plaquette made in the late 15th century Venice, Italy. This plaquette represente Christ appearing to the Apostles.
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. Bange, E. F. ed. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der Christlichen Epoche. Dritte Auflage. Zweiter Band. Die Italienischen Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock. Zweiter Teil: Reliefs und Plaketten. Berlin und Leipzig, 1922. no. 586. p. 80. pl. 62.
  • Cf. Rizzini, P. Illustrazione dei civici musei di Brescia. Brescia, 1889. no. 119.
  • Cf. Paul Vitry, J. Guiffrey, G. Migeon. La collection de M. G. Dreyfus. Les Arts. 80, 1908. p. 26.
  • Cf. Molinier, E. Les Plaquettes: catalogue raisonné. Paris :J. Rouam, 1886. no. 438.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.21-1927

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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