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The sculpture depicts a scene carved into a round medallion. The subject includes human figures engaged in a battle or hunt. The figures are shown in dynamic poses, some on foot and others on horseback. The texture of the sculpture indicates that the figures are in relief. The piece is made of bronze with a reddish-brown patina. The figures and their arrangement suggest attention to detail and composition.
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The sculpture depicts a scene carved into a round medallion. The subject includes human figures engaged in a battle or hunt. The figures are shown in dynamic poses, some on foot and others on horseback. The texture of the sculpture indicates that the figures are in relief. The piece is made of bronze with a reddish-brown patina. The figures and their arrangement suggest attention to detail and composition.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Boar Hunt [obverse]

Giovanni Bernardi

Date
c. 1544
Medium
bronze//Medium brown patina (thin casting); Blunt cast
Dimensions
overall (oval): 962.5 x 1143.5 cm (378 15/16 x 450 3/16 in.) gross weight: 108 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.525.a
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Roman
  • Bolognese
  • Renaissance
  • Boar
  • sports
  • genre
  • Hunting
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
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 44244. 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.