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The sculpture depicts multiple figures in dynamic poses, with some on horseback and others standing beside them. The figures appear to wear armor and garments, holding staffs with mounted figures and banners at the top. The relief sculpture is rendered in bronze, giving it a brownish-golden appearance. The figures are crafted in a bas-relief style, allowing them to stand out from the background.
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The sculpture depicts multiple figures in dynamic poses, with some on horseback and others standing beside them. The figures appear to wear armor and garments, holding staffs with mounted figures and banners at the top. The relief sculpture is rendered in bronze, giving it a brownish-golden appearance. The figures are crafted in a bas-relief style, allowing them to stand out from the background.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Triumph

Mantuan 16th Century

Date
early 16th century
Medium
bronze//Light brown patina
Dimensions
overall: 4.9 x 7.4 cm (1 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.) gross weight: 73 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.422
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Renaissance
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
  • civic
  • ceremony
  • Mantuan
  • Triumphal procession
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 44148. 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.