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The sculpture depicts a goat in mid-leap, its body in a dynamic pose with its front hooves raised. The material of the sculpture appears to be a dark metal, likely bronze, with a weathered and textured surface appearance in brown and dark greenish-black colors. The goat appears compact and sturdy, with detailed fur texture throughout its body, creating a sense of realism despite its small size.
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The sculpture depicts a goat in mid-leap, its body in a dynamic pose with its front hooves raised. The material of the sculpture appears to be a dark metal, likely bronze, with a weathered and textured surface appearance in brown and dark greenish-black colors. The goat appears compact and sturdy, with detailed fur texture throughout its body, creating a sense of realism despite its small size.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Goat

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 9.5 x 9.2 x 2.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 1 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.77
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • mammal
  • animal
  • Paduan
  • Goat
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
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 43797. 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.