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A Crab on a Toad

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Crab on a Toad

Probably Paduan 16th Century

Date
early 16th century
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 5.5 x 11.3 x 10 cm (2 3/16 x 4 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.87
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Paduan
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • Crab
  • Toad
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 43807. 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.