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The sculpture features seven mounted riders holding spears or lances. The riders wear flowing garments and appear to be in motion. Below them are dogs and a lioness. The sculpture is made of golden-bronze material with intricate details. The circular composition has a small hole at the top. The engraved text reads "VALERIVS VICENTINVS F." The relief form captures a scene of riders and animals engaged in action.
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The sculpture features seven mounted riders holding spears or lances. The riders wear flowing garments and appear to be in motion. Below them are dogs and a lioness. The sculpture is made of golden-bronze material with intricate details. The circular composition has a small hole at the top. The engraved text reads "VALERIVS VICENTINVS F." The relief form captures a scene of riders and animals engaged in action.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Lion Hunt

Valerio Belli

Medium
bronze//Light brown patina
Dimensions
overall (oval): 6.9 x 7.9 cm (2 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.) gross weight: 101 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.509
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Lion
  • Renaissance
  • sports
  • genre
  • Hunting
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
  • Vicenza
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

across bottom in exergue: VALERIVS.VICENTINVS.F.

NGA object ID 44228. 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.