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The sculpture depicts a small figure holding a large shell raised to its mouth. The figure is detailed with curly hair and round facial features. The sculpture is dark bronze with a polished finish and sits on a cylindrical wooden base. The scale of the sculpture emphasizes its decorative nature.
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The sculpture depicts a small figure holding a large shell raised to its mouth. The figure is detailed with curly hair and round facial features. The sculpture is dark bronze with a polished finish and sits on a cylindrical wooden base. The scale of the sculpture emphasizes its decorative nature.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Child with a Crow

German 16th Century (Possibly Nuremberg)

Date
first half 16th century
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 6.4 x 3.7 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.40
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Child
  • children
  • genre
  • Renaissance
  • Crow
  • Nuremberg
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • traces
Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

NGA object ID 43760. 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.