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The sculpture is a detailed relief depicting two figures engaged in a handshake. Both figures are draped in classical attire. The figure on the left holds a staff topped with two entwined snakes and wings. The figure on the right holds a cornucopia filled with abundant produce. Between them, a small altar-like structure is adorned with fruit. The relief is crafted from bronze, giving it a metallic brown hue with areas of lighter patina. The rectangular plaque has two holes near its top corners. The overall appearance of the sculpture is flat, with the figures slightly raised against the background.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
An Emperor and Concord
Cristoforo di Geremia
- Medium
- bronze//Medium brown patina
- Dimensions
- overall: 7.11 x 7.05 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.) gross weight: 121.3 gr (0.267 lb.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1957.14.179
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Roman
- allegory
- Renaissance
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- Emperor
- Mantuan
- Concord
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.
Inscription
between the serpents' heads on the caduceus: .OIX [or] BIX
Marks
Reverse bears former inventory numbers 60 in red paint (Dreyfus) and 55 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).
NGA object ID 43899. 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.