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The sculpture shows a centaur rearing on its hind legs. It is made of dark brown material, possibly bronze, and features shallow relief work for detailing. The centaur holds a long stick or staff and exhibits animated facial features. The sculpture is set on an oval background with a hole at the top and decorative swirling patterns around the centaur.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
A Centaur
Florentine 15th Century
- Date
- 15th century
- Medium
- bronze//Medium brown patina
- Dimensions
- overall (oval): 4.89 × 4.09 cm (1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 45.94 gr (0.101 lb.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1957.14.158
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1300 to 1400
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Florentine
- classical
- mythology
- Renaissance
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- Centaur
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.
Marks
Reverse bears former inventory numbers 16 (or 18?) in red paint (Dreyfus) and 34 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).
NGA object ID 43878. 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.