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The sculpture depicts a rooster standing upright with its head held high and its tail feathers extending out behind it. The sculpture is rendered in a dark brown material, likely bronze. The feathers are carefully carved, creating a sense of texture and depth. The rooster stands atop a square base made of dark green, marbled stone, providing a contrasting color to the sculpture.
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The sculpture depicts a rooster standing upright with its head held high and its tail feathers extending out behind it. The sculpture is rendered in a dark brown material, likely bronze. The feathers are carefully carved, creating a sense of texture and depth. The rooster stands atop a square base made of dark green, marbled stone, providing a contrasting color to the sculpture.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Cock

Italian 16th Century

Date
first half 16th century
Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
Dimensions
overall: 8.8 x 3.3 x 6.1 cm (3 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.83
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • bird
  • animal
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • Cock
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 43803. 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.