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The sculpture depicts a human figure standing in a frontal pose with legs slightly apart, holding a bow in the left hand and a quiver of arrows in the right. The figure is nude and has distinct feminine features, such as breasts and flowing hair. The sculpture is crafted in a relief style within an oval frame with a braided or rope-like pattern along its edge. The material appears to be a type of metal with a worn, aged patina, displaying a base color of dark bronze or brownish-gold with areas where the metal’s natural color or polishing highlights shine through. The figure is rendered in a rough and textured manner, giving it an ancient and rustic appearance.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
An Amazon
North Italian 16th Century
- Date
- c. 1500
- Medium
- bronze//Greyish patina
- Dimensions
- overall (oval): 6.7 x 4.15 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 61.97 gr (0.137 lb.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1957.14.421
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- classical
- mythology
- Renaissance
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- North Italian
- Amazon
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 374 in black ink (unidentified collection), 8[?]0 (mostly effaced) in red paint (Dreyfus), and 297 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).
NGA object ID 44147. 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.