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The sculpture depicts figures associated with the sea engaged in various activities. One figure holds a trident and commands an aquatic chariot drawn by sea creatures through churning waters. Other figures are present in the scene. The relief panel is made of bronze, with dark metallic color and lighter highlights. The design presents a vivid depiction of movement and chaos related to the power of the sea, with human-like figures intertwined with mythical elements.
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The sculpture depicts figures associated with the sea engaged in various activities. One figure holds a trident and commands an aquatic chariot drawn by sea creatures through churning waters. Other figures are present in the scene. The relief panel is made of bronze, with dark metallic color and lighter highlights. The design presents a vivid depiction of movement and chaos related to the power of the sea, with human-like figures intertwined with mythical elements.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Andrea Doria Guided by Neptune

Leone Leoni

Date
c. 1541
Medium
bronze//Dark brown patina
Dimensions
overall: 8.7 x 7.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1957.14.526
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Renaissance
  • Milanese
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
  • classical
  • allegory
  • Neptune
  • Andrea Doria
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

upper left: ANDR. PATRIS. AVSPICIIS[ET] / PROPRIO.LABORE

NGA object ID 44246. 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.