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The sculpture portrays a scenic landscape with figures in a narrative setting. The central focus is on two human figures, one of which is an adult guiding a child, as they move through a natural setting. The scene is detailed with surrounding elements such as trees and an architectural structure resembling a small village or castle in the background. The entire sculpture is crafted from gold-colored material, giving it a lustrous and reflective quality. The texture and relief of the sculpture's surface give the figures and landscape depth and dimension, creating a dynamic scene.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Allegorical Scene
Peter Flötner
- Medium
- gilded bronze
- Dimensions
- overall: 5.7 x 8.5 cm (2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.) gross weight: 78 gr
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1957.14.569
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- allegory
- Renaissance
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- Nuremberg
- Knife
- Child, naked
- Elderly couple
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 44289. 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.