Made in the mid-15th century by the Italian Master IO.F.F, this Renaissance-era bronze medallion depicts the mythological scene of Ariadne on Naxos. With a scene from Classical antiquity, medallions such as this one were often given as gifts and collected by individuals who wanted to associate themselves with an elite culture. Some nobles even went as far as dedicating entire rooms to their collection of medallions in order to convey wealth and power to guests.
Made in the mid-15th century by the Italian Master IO.F.F, this Renaissance-era bronze medallion depicts the mythological scene of Ariadne on Naxos. With a scene from Classical antiquity, medallions such as this one were often given as gifts and collected by individuals who wanted to associate themselves with an elite culture. Some nobles even went as far as dedicating entire rooms to their collection of medallions in order to convey wealth and power to guests.
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Condition
Excellent, with the slightest rubbing to some of the high points.
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Curator’s Note
This Renaissance bronze medallion comes with a custom fabricated mount by Meyer & Myers.
Provenance
The Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg
References
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 18.70.3
Musée National de la Renaissance
National Gallery of Art, 1957.14.472 and 1942.9.209
Victoria & Albert Museum, A.471-1910
Literature
Fulton, Christopher B. “The Master IO.F.F. and the Function of Plaquettes.” Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 146, 158–159, note 7, fig. 2, as by Master IO.F.F.
Italian Renaissance Bronzes (New York: Paul Rosenberg & Co., 1980), p. 2.
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 33, no. 97, fig. 128, as Ariadne on Naxos, by “Master IO.F.F.”
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 97, no. 16, as Ariadne on Naxos, by “Master IO.F.F.”
Excellent, with the slightest rubbing to some of the high points.
For a detailed condition report, please contact us.
This Renaissance bronze medallion comes with a custom fabricated mount by Meyer & Myers.
The Collection of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 18.70.3
Musée National de la Renaissance
National Gallery of Art, 1957.14.472 and 1942.9.209
Victoria & Albert Museum, A.471-1910
Fulton, Christopher B. “The Master IO.F.F. and the Function of Plaquettes.” Studies in the History of Art 22 (1989): 146, 158–159, note 7, fig. 2, as by Master IO.F.F.
Italian Renaissance Bronzes (New York: Paul Rosenberg & Co., 1980), p. 2.
Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 33, no. 97, fig. 128, as Ariadne on Naxos, by “Master IO.F.F.”
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 97, no. 16, as Ariadne on Naxos, by “Master IO.F.F.”
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