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15th Century Italian Renaissance Bronze Medallion
$4,000
£3,058.34
€3,500.79
CA$5,640.48
A$6,140.30
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NOK 41,214.81
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About the Item
Renaissance bronze medallion made by Master IOFF in the mid 15th century, showing the mythological scene of Ariadne on Naxos.
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.
The scene depicts the mythological story of Ariadne on the island of Naxos. Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete, whose famous labyrinth housed the Minotaur. When the hero Theseus faced the labyrinth, Ariadne equipped him with a sword and ball of thread so that he might slay the monster and find his way out. Theseus and Ariadne escaped Crete together, but soon Theseus abandoned her on the island of Naxos.
This myth was the subject of many Classical and Renaissance-era artworks, and most depictions portray Ariadne as Theseus left her: sleeping. Master IO.F.F’s medallion shows the resolution to the story. Dionysus discovered Ariadne on the island, fell in love with her, and married her.
A similar depiction of the myth can be seen in Titian’s Bacchus and Ariadne, painted around 50 years after this medallion was created.
Dimensions: 2 in. Dm (5 cm Dm)
Condition: Excellent, with the slightest rubbing to some of the high points.
References:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Musée National de la Renaissance
National Gallery of Art
Victoria
Albert Museum
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.”
- Dimensions:Height: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)Diameter: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Style:Renaissance (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Bronze,Cast
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Mid-15th century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent, with the slightest rubbing to some of the high points.4.
- Seller Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Reference Number:Seller: 2021.6.11stDibs: LU5643237247212
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