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The image shows a relief sculpture on a circular medal or medallion. The main subject is a soldier on horseback, wielding a weapon in motion. The horse is dynamic, rearing up with its mane flowing. A fallen figure lies beneath the horse. The inscription "DVBIA FORTVN..." encircles the upper portion. The sculpture is bronze-colored with intricate detailing and craftsmanship.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Battle Scene
Style of Moderno
- Medium
- bronze//Medium brown patina
- Dimensions
- overall (diameter): 5.31 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 40.37 gr (0.089 lb.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1957.14.340
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Renaissance
- Battle
- military
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- Veronese
- Mantuan
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
around upper field: DVBIA.FORTV NA. (Uncertain outcome)
Marks
Reverse bears former inventory number 8384 / RD / No in black ink (unidentified collection) and 216 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).
NGA object ID 44064. 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.