The sculpture is an oval-shaped relief featuring a dynamic scene with two figures. On the left side of the relief, a centaur is depicted. The centaur is in motion, with horse legs shown mid-step, and the human torso slightly turned with one arm raised. On the right, a human figure, possibly a warrior, is walking briskly and pulling an object with a rope. The human is depicted in a muscular form with detail given to the musculature and limbs. The relief is made from a metal material, likely bronze, with a brown color and a patina finish that adds depth to the details. The material is a dark, burnished bronze, with some areas highlighting lighter shades that accentuate the outlines and contours of the figures.
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The sculpture is an oval-shaped relief featuring a dynamic scene with two figures. On the left side of the relief, a centaur is depicted. The centaur is in motion, with horse legs shown mid-step, and the human torso slightly turned with one arm raised. On the right, a human figure, possibly a warrior, is walking briskly and pulling an object with a rope. The human is depicted in a muscular form with detail given to the musculature and limbs. The relief is made from a metal material, likely bronze, with a brown color and a patina finish that adds depth to the details. The material is a dark, burnished bronze, with some areas highlighting lighter shades that accentuate the outlines and contours of the figures.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Warrior Fighting a Horseman

Roman 15th or 16th Century, after the Antique

Date
15th century
Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
Dimensions
overall: 3.99 x 5.33 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 27.03 gr (0.06 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.164
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1300 to 1400
Department
CSD

Subjects and terms

  • Roman
  • Renaissance
  • military
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
  • Combat
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 illegible traces of former inventory number in red paint (Dreyfus) and 40 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).

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