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The sculpture depicts a rectangular bronze relief featuring three human figures. On the left side, a reclining male figure is shown. In the center, there is a small child seated on the male figure's legs. On the right, a seated female figure holds a spindle. Next to her, at the bottom right, is an additional smaller figure, likely a child. The material of the sculpture is bronze with a slightly worn look. The scene is contained within a rectangular plaque with a hole at the top.
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The sculpture depicts a rectangular bronze relief featuring three human figures. On the left side, a reclining male figure is shown. In the center, there is a small child seated on the male figure's legs. On the right, a seated female figure holds a spindle. Next to her, at the bottom right, is an additional smaller figure, likely a child. The material of the sculpture is bronze with a slightly worn look. The scene is contained within a rectangular plaque with a hole at the top.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Family Scene (Adam & Eve)

North Italian 16th Century

Date
c. 1500
Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina
Dimensions
overall (slightly concave): 4.2 x 7.1 cm (1 5/8 x 2 13/16 in.) gross weight: 53 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.423
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Adam and Eve
  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • Renaissance
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
  • North Italian
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 44149. 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.