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The sculpture portrays a frog with its body low and limbs spread out in a jumping position. It is made from a dark material, possibly stone or metal, giving it a brownish-black color with variations in tone. The frog has a detailed head with an open mouth and eye cavities. The sculpture has a shiny finish and is small enough to fit in a hand, depicting a realistic stance of a resting frog.
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The sculpture portrays a frog with its body low and limbs spread out in a jumping position. It is made from a dark material, possibly stone or metal, giving it a brownish-black color with variations in tone. The frog has a detailed head with an open mouth and eye cavities. The sculpture has a shiny finish and is small enough to fit in a hand, depicting a realistic stance of a resting frog.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Frog

Paduan 16th Century

Date
early 16th century
Medium
bronze//Dark brown patina
Dimensions
overall: 4.5 x 10.5 x 9 cm (1 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.94
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Paduan
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • amphibian
  • animal
  • Frog
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 43814. 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.