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The sculpture shows a standing bear with detailed facial features and posture. The bear is upright with its front paws slightly bent forward. It is dark brown in color, likely made of bronze. The sculpture has a smooth finish with subtle texturing for the bear's fur. It is small in size and fits comfortably within the frame.
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The sculpture shows a standing bear with detailed facial features and posture. The bear is upright with its front paws slightly bent forward. It is dark brown in color, likely made of bronze. The sculpture has a smooth finish with subtle texturing for the bear's fur. It is small in size and fits comfortably within the frame.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Bear

German 16th Century

Date
second half 16th century
Medium
bronze//Medium brown bronze
Dimensions
overall: 6.6 x 2.4 x 2.6 cm (2 5/8 x 15/16 x 1 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.81
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Renaissance
  • Bear
  • 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 43801. 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.