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The sculpture depicts the head of a bull, with a broad snout, eyes, forehead, and horns. It is made of bronze, giving it a reddish-brown color and a polished finish. The sculpture sits on a flat surface and has intricate detailing.
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The sculpture depicts the head of a bull, with a broad snout, eyes, forehead, and horns. It is made of bronze, giving it a reddish-brown color and a polished finish. The sculpture sits on a flat surface and has intricate detailing.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Ram's Head

Paduan 16th Century

Date
early 16th century
Medium
bronze//Rich brown bronze
Dimensions
overall (height by length): 4.4 × 6 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.80
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • mammal
  • animal
  • Paduan
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • Ram
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 43800. 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.