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Relief

1st half of 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This relief representing the head of a young hero was made in the first half of the 15th century Florence. This relief resembles the marble Scipio in the Louvre and was perhaps moulded from the lost bronze profile of Alexander the Greaet by Verrocchio.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Relief, head of a young hero, Stucco Italian 15th century.
Physical description
Rlief in stucco, the bust of a warrior in armour in profile to the right; on his head is an leaborate helmet, with a coiling dragon for a crest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.3cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Subject depicted
Summary
This relief representing the head of a young hero was made in the first half of the 15th century Florence. This relief resembles the marble Scipio in the Louvre and was perhaps moulded from the lost bronze profile of Alexander the Greaet by Verrocchio.
Bibliographic references
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. London, 1932. p. 60.
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, 1964. cat. no. 148. fig. no. 167.
  • Seymour, Charles, Jr. The Sculpture of Verrocchio.
  • Passavant, Günter. Verrocchio: sculptures, paintings and drawings, Compelete edition. London: Phaidon, 1969.pp. 43, 20. fig. 54.
  • Raggio, Olga. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Art Bulletin. vol. L. 1968. p. 19.
  • Arnoldi, Francesco Negri. Scultura italiana al Victoria and Albert Museum. II. Commentari. Anno XXI. 1970. pp. 211-212.
  • Bertaux, Emile. Le Secret de Scipion: essai sur les éffigies de profil dans la sculpture italienne de la renaissance. In: Lemonnier, M. Henry. Nouvelles Archives de l'Art Francais. 4me serie, VII. p. 74.
  • Gann, P. ed.L'oeuvre d'un Amateur d'art: la Collection de Monsieur Engel-Gros. 1925, I. pp. 83-84, 97.
  • Planisig, Leo. Die Estensische Kunstsammlung. 1. Skulpturen und Plastiken des Mittelalters und der Renaissance : Katalog mit den Abbildungen sämtlicher Stücke. Wien: Schroll, 1919. np. 120. pp. 74-75.
Collection
Accession number
A.59-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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