Mortar with Vine scrolls, Loop, and Ring

Mortar with Vine scrolls, Loop, and Ring by Italian 16th Century

Medium

bronze//Yellow-brown bronze with medium brown patina

Dimensions

overall: 8.7 x 10.2 cm (3 7/16 x 4 in.) gross weight: 29 gr

Classification

Sculpture

Department

CSD

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1957.14.109

About the Artist

Italian 16th Century

"Italian 16th Century" refers to a collective attribution for anonymous painters and sculptors active in Italy during the 16th century, a period bridging the High Renaissance and Mannerism. These artists, often working in workshops of masters like Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, remain unidentified due to the collaborative nature of Renaissance production. Their early lives and training are not ...

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