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This is a square plate carved in relief, depicting multiple people gathered in a group. In the center, a person kneels, looking up at a person on the right. The person next to them is standing, gesturing upwards to the top right corner, where swirling clouds and small cherubs seem to appear in the sky. Some of the other people in the crowd look up as well. The people all appear to wear draped robes. One person on the left tends to two horses. There are architectural elements in the background, including columns topped with statues. The sculpture is primarily a dark, metallic color, with some light brown areas.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Augustus and the Sibyl
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
- Date
- c. 1500
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- overall: 7 x 6.3 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 94 gr
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1942.9.266
- Credit line
- Widener Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Paduan
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- Life of the Virgin Mary
- religious
- Apparition of the Virgin
- Augustus
- Sibyl
Provenance
Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.
NGA object ID 1426. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.