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Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua and condottiere (1466-1519). Terracotta (1498), Height: 69 cm. Inv. 11696.
Giovanni Cristoforo Romano
Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua and condottiere (1466–1519), 1498
Terracotta, h. 69 cm (27 1/5 in.)
Museo del Palazzo Ducale, Mantua
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Ambrogio de Predis, Bianca Maria Sforza, Italian, c. 1455 – after 1508, probably 1493, oil on panel, Widener Collection
Ambrogio de Predis
Bianca Maria Sforza, probably 1493
Oil on panel, 51 x 32.5 cm (20 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Giovanni Bellini and Titian (Italian, c. 1430/1435 – 1516 ), The Feast of the Gods, 1514/1529, oil on canvas, Widener Collection
Giovanni Bellini and Titian
The Feast of the Gods (detail of Bellini’s tree trunks), 1514/29
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Giovanni Bellini and Titian (Italian, c. 1430/1435 – 1516 ), The Feast of the Gods, 1514/1529, oil on canvas, Widener Collection
Giovanni Bellini and Titian
The Feast of the Gods (detail of Titian’s satyrs and stags), 1514/29
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Giovanni Bellini and Titian (Italian, c. 1430/1435 – 1516 ), The Feast of the Gods, 1514/1529, oil on canvas, Widener Collection
Giovanni Bellini and Titian
The Feast of the Gods (detail of pheasant), 1514/29
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Giovanni Bellini and Titian (Italian, c. 1430/1435 – 1516 ), The Feast of the Gods, 1514/1529, oil on canvas, Widener Collection
Giovanni Bellini and Titian
The Feast of the Gods (detail), 1514/29
Oil on canvas, 170.2 x 188 cm (67 x 74 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Giovanni Bellini and Titian (Italian, c. 1430/1435 – 1516 ), The Feast of the Gods, 1514/1529, oil on canvas, Widener Collection
Giovanni Bellini and Titian
The Feast of the Gods (detail of Lotis and Priapus), 1514/29
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Giovanni Bellini and Titian, The Feast of the Gods, Italian, c. 1430/1435 – 1516, 1514/1529, oil on canvas, Widener Collection
Giovanni Bellini and Titian
The Feast of the Gods, 1514/29
Oil on canvas, 170.2 x 188 cm (67 x 74 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi, The Adoration of the Magi, Italian, c. 1395 – 1455, c. 1440/1460, tempera on panel, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi
The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440/60
Tempera on panel, diameter 137.3 cm (54 1/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo and Piero Pollaiuolo
Portrait of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, c. 1471
Tempera on wood, 65 x 43 cm (25 3/5 x 16 9/10 in.)
Uffizi, Florence
Scala/Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali/Art Resource, NY -
Milanese 15th Century, Lodovico Maria Sforza, called il Moro, 1451-1508, 7th Duke of Milan 1494-1500 [obverse], , 1494/1500, silver testoon//Struck, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Milanese, late 15th century
Ludovico Maria Sforza, called Il Moro (1451–1508), 7th Duke of Milan (1494–1500) [obverse]; Crowned Shield [reverse]
Bronze, 2.6 x 2.1 cm (1 x 13/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Sperandio, Ercole I d’Este, 1431-1505, Duke of Ferrara, and Eleonora of Aragon, 1450-1493, His Wife 1473 [obverse], Italian, c. 1425/1428 – c. 1504, probably 1473, lead, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Sperandio
Ercole d’Este (1431–1505), Duke of Ferrara, and Eleanora of Aragon (1450–1493), His Wife (1473) [obverse], c. 1473
Lead alloy, diameter 11.29 cm (4 7/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Adriano Fiorentino, Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, 1426-1503, Poet [obverse], Italian, c. 1450/1460 – 1499, 1488 or after, bronze, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Adriano Fiorentino
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426–1503), Poet [obverse]; Urania Walking to Right, Holding a Glove and Lyre [reverse], 1488 or after
Bronze, diameter 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Titian
Bacchanal (The Andrians), 1518–9
Oil on canvas, 175 x 193 cm (68 9/10 x 76 in.)
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Scala/Art Resource, NY -
Workshop of Andrea Mantegna or Attributed to Zoan Andrea, Four Women Dancing, Italian, active c. 1475/1519, c. 1497, engraving, Rosenwald Collection
Workshop of Andrea Mantegna or Attributed to Zoan Andrea
Four Women Dancing, c. 1497
Engraving, 24.3 x 35 cm (9 9/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Rosenwald Collection
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Leonardo da Vinci
Design for a catapult, from the “Codex Atlanticus,” fol. 51 recto, c. 1487–90
Drawing, 20.3 x 27.5 cm (8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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Workshop of Andrea Mantegna or Attributed to Zoan Andrea
The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants, c. 1485/1490
Engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Andrew W. Mellon Fund
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Triumphal arch of Alfonso of Aragon, 1453–8 and 1465–7
Marble
Castel Nuovo, Naples
Bridgeman-Giraudon/Art Resource, NY -
Lo Spinario.
Antico
The Spinario, c. 1499
Bronze with silvering
Galleria Estense, Modena, Italy
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North Italian 15th Century, Francesco Sforza, , probably c. 1480/1500, oil on panel, Widener Collection
North Italian, 15th century
Francesco Sforza, probably c. 1480/1500
Oil on panel, 72.4 x 62.1 cm (28 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Widener Collection
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Antico
Hercules and Antaeus, 1519
Bronze, h. with base 39.6 cm (15 5/8 in.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Kunstkammer
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY -
Ambrogio de Predis
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459–1519), 1502
Oil on oak panel, 44 x 30 cm (17 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Leonardo da Vinci
Portrait of Isabella d’Este, 1519
Red, black, ocher, and white chalk drawing, 46.5 x 61 cm (18 1/2 x 24 in.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Scala / Art Resource, NY -
Niccolò Fiorentino <> bronze Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.850.a
Niccolò Fiorentino
Alfonso I d’Este (1476–1534), 3rd Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1505) [obverse], 1492
Bronze, diameter 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Adriano Fiorentino <> bronze Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.700.a
Adriano Fiorentino
Elisabetta Gonzaga (died 1526), Duchess of Urbino, Wife of Guidobaldo I [obverse], probably after 1502
Bronze, diameter 8.49 cm (3 5/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Baldassare d’Este <> brass//With loop Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.629
Baldassare d’Este
Ercole I d’Este, (1431–1505), Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio (1471), 1472
Brass, with loop, 8.4 x 5.5 cm (3 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Clemente da Urbino <> bronze Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.693.a
Clemente da Urbino
Federigo da Montefeltro, (1422–82), Count of Urbino (1444), and Duke (1474) [obverse]; Eagle with Spread Wings Supporting Devices [reverse], 1468
Bronze, diameter 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Ercole de’ Roberti
The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children, c. 1490/93
Tempera on panel, 47.3 x 30.6 cm (18 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
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Franco-Flemish, 15th century
Profile Portrait of a Lady, c. 1410
Oil on panel, 53 x 37.6 cm (20 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Andrew W. Mellon Collection
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Gian Cristoforo Romano
Isabella d’Este, (1474–1539), Wife (1490) of Francesco Il Gonzaga of Mantua [obverse], 1507
Bronze, diameter 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Alberghetti I, Giovanni bronze//Medium brown patina Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.110
Giovanni Alberghetti
A table bell with portrait of Ludovico Maria Sforza, Il Moro, possibly c. 1494/99
Bronze, h. 15.2 cm; diameter 9.9 cm (6 in.; 3 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Pisanello <> bronze//Late cast Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.613.a
Pisanello
Alfonso V of Aragon, c. 1449
Bronze, diameter 11.02 cm (4 5/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Pisanello
Lionello d’Este (1407–50), Marquess of Ferrara (1441) [obverse]; Lion Being Taught by Cupid to Sing [reverse], 1444
Bronze, 10.08 cm (3 15/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Sperandio <> bronze Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.724.a
Sperandio
Francesco Il Gonzaga, (1466–1519), 4th Marquess of Mantua (1484) [obverse], c. 1495
Bronze, diameter 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520-3. Oil on canvas, 176.5 x 191 cm. Bought, 1826 (NG35).
Titian
Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520–3
Oil on canvas, 176.5 x 191 cm (69.5 x 75.2 in.)
The National Gallery, London
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Hall of the Months: March. Borso d’Este and his retinue setting out hawking. Detail. Fresco (1476)
Francesco del Cossa
Borso d’Este and his Retinue set out Hawking, 1476
Detail from the March fresco in the Hall of the Months
Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara
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Antico
Seated Nymph, probably 1503
Bronze with gilding and silvering, h. without base 19.5 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Robert H. and Clarice Smith -
(attr.) Funerary Monument of Andrea Mantegna. Installed by 1516. Bronze on porphyry framed by Istrian stone.
Attributed to Andrea Mantegna or Gian Marco Cavalli
Funerary Monument of Andrea Mantegna, installed by 1516
Bronze on porphyry framed by Istrian stone
Chapel of San Giovanni Battista, S. Andrea, Mantua, Italy
Scala/Art Resource, NY -
Attributed to Fra Carnavale
The Ideal City, c. 1480–84
Oil and tempera on panel, 80.3 x 220 cm (31 5/8 x 86 5/8 in.)
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore -
Cosmè Tura
Madonna and Child in a Garden, c. 1460/70
Tempera and oil on panel, 53.4 x 37.2 cm (21 x 14 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Follower of Andrea Mantegna
Triumph of Love, Chastity, and Death, around 1460s
Oil on panel, dimensions by panel: 50.8 x 54.3; 51.8 x 54.3; 52.4 x 54.3 cm (20 x 21 3/8; 20 3/8 x 21 3/8; 20 5/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
Denver Art Museum, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation -
Francesco Laurana (c.1430 – c.1502)
Beatrice of Aragon, 1471-1474
white marble
16 in. x 15 7/8 in. x 8 in. (40.64 cm x 40.32 cm x 20.32 cm)
Bequest of John D.Rockfeller, Jr.,1961.
Accession number: 1961.2.86Francesco Laurana
Beatrice of Aragon, 1471–4
Marble, 40.6 x 40.3 x 20.3 cm (16 x 15 7/8 x 8 in.)
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Apoll vom Belvedere. Mantua 1497/98
Antico
Apollo Belvedere, 1497–8
Bronze, partly gilded, eyes inlaid in silver, h. 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Leibieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt
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Designed by Federigo da Montefeltro, executed in the workshop of Giuliano da Maiano
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, c. 1478–82
Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak, and fruitwoods in walnut base, 485 x 518 x 384 cm (190 15/16 x 203 15/16 x 151 3/16 in.)
Installed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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(attributed to). The Battle of Love and Chastity. Oil on canvas. 160 x 191 cm. INV722. Photo: René-Gabriel Ojéda.
Attributed to Perugino
The Battle of Love and Chastity, 1503
Oil on canvas, 160 x 191 cm (63 x 75 1/5 in.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris -
The Garden of Loves. A theme by Philostrates, where cupids offer flowers and fruit to the Goddess of Love. Painted around 1518 for Duke Alfonso d’Este.
Titian
The Garden of Loves, c. 1518
Oil on canvas, 172 x 175 cm (67 7/10 x 68 9/10 in.)
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY -
Pisanello, John VIII Palaeologus, 1392-1448, Emperor of Constantinople 1425 [obverse], Italian, c. 1395 – 1455, 1438, lead//Trial cast, possibly, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Pisanello
John VIII Palaeologus (1392–1448), Emperor of Constantinople (1425) [obverse], 1438
Lead, trial cast, diameter 10.38 cm (4 1/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Dosso Dossi, Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, Italian, active 1512 – 1542, c. 1520, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Dosso Dossi
Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, c. 1520
Oil on canvas, 58.7 x 87.6 cm (23 1/8 x 34 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Baldassare d’Este, Francesco II Gonzaga, Fourth Marquis of Mantua, Italian, 1432 – after 1506, c. 1474/1480, tempera on panel, Samuel H. Kress Collection
Baldassare d’Este
Francesco II Gonzaga, Fourth Marquis of Mantua, c. 1474/80
Tempera on panel, 26.5 x 21 cm (10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Samuel H. Kress Collection
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Grotta of Isabella d’Este
Palazzo Ducale, Mantua
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY -
Andrea Mantegna
The Court of the Gonzaga family, 1465–75
Fresco
Camera Picta, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua
Scala/Art Resource, NY -
Andrea Mantegna
Pallas and the Vices (Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue), c. 1499–1502
Oil on canvas, 159 x 192 cm (62 3/5 x 75 3/5 in.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Scala/Art Resource, NY