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The sculpture depicts a seated figure holding a staff or object, displaying muscular arms and legs. The head is slightly tilted downward. The material is bronze with a patina and areas of oxidization. The relief sculpture shows a dynamic, textured surface with the figure in focus against a flat background. Movement and strength are portrayed, with drapery adding fluidity within the frame.
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The sculpture depicts a seated figure holding a staff or object, displaying muscular arms and legs. The head is slightly tilted downward. The material is bronze with a patina and areas of oxidization. The relief sculpture shows a dynamic, textured surface with the figure in focus against a flat background. Movement and strength are portrayed, with drapery adding fluidity within the frame.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Seated Man

Valerio Belli

Medium
bronze//Dark brown patina
Dimensions
overall (oval): 3.2 x 2.6 cm (1 1/4 x 1 in.) gross weight: 12 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.510
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • male
  • figure
  • Seated figure
  • Nude
  • Renaissance
  • 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.

NGA object ID 44229. 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.