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The sculpture is a circular relief depicting a seated female figure in a flowing dress with one hand raised and the other resting on her lap, holding the fabric of her dress. Beside her, a small dog is depicted gazing up at her. The sculpture is made of a bronze-colored material, giving it a metallic sheen with a slightly reddish-brown hue. The details of the folds in the dress and the facial features of both the woman and the dog are delicately carved.
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The sculpture is a circular relief depicting a seated female figure in a flowing dress with one hand raised and the other resting on her lap, holding the fabric of her dress. Beside her, a small dog is depicted gazing up at her. The sculpture is made of a bronze-colored material, giving it a metallic sheen with a slightly reddish-brown hue. The details of the folds in the dress and the facial features of both the woman and the dog are delicately carved.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Allegorical Figure

North Italian 16th Century

Date
c. 1500
Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 61 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.415
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • allegory
  • Renaissance
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
  • North Italian
  • Lamb
  • Female figure
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 44141. 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.