Renaissance Bronze

In search of a Master Sculptor between the Loire Valley and Iberia: in the sphere of Lorenzo Mercadante de Bretaña

A curious suite of independent sculptures in the art market point to a single artist whose activity must reside somewhere between Gothic Northern France and Iberia.
Renaissance painted enamels and their feature in devotional paxes: insights, ideas and observations

A survey of Renaissance painted enamels set within devotional pax frames yields ideas concerning certain enamel works-of-art, their maker’s relationship with patrons and other trades as well as certain reconsiderations concerning authorship and location. Observations concerning the presence of forgeries and pastiches are additionally discussed.
Donatello, the birth of Renaissance Plaquettes and their representation in the Berlin sculpture collection

Wilhelm von Bode’s spirit of acquisition in turn-of-the-century Berlin would result in forming a significant and comprehensive collection of Donatelloesque plaquettes, here explored for their function and influence in the genesis of plaquettes as a genre of sculpture.
Head of Christ

A Florentine Head of Christ is possibly the work of Giovanni da Maiano
A Johannes-schüssel by Bernt Notke

A Johannes-schüssel or Head of John the Baptist here ascribed to Bernt Notke or his workshop.
A Christ of Agony by Caspicara

A crucifix previously kept within a Parisan presbytery is here identified as the work of Manuel Chili, called Caspicara.
Metalwork in the ambit of Raphael

Toward an opus of Antonio di Paolo Fabbri, called Antonio da San Marino and a Lamentation by Cesarino di Francesco del Roscetto, called Cesarino da Perugia.
Michelangelo’s Crucifix for Vittoria Colonna

A devotional crucifix, whose model is believed to be the work of Michelangelo, is known preserved by a minority of casts in silver and bronze, the finest of which, is examined here. The crucifix is here suggested as made for Michelangelo’s friend, Vittoria Colonna, as a private gift or possible commission. A census of casts of the model are explored, tracing its origins in Rome and later to Seville where it influenced Spanish sculptors and painters during the first decades of the 17th century.
The Use and Invention of Plaquettes by the De Levis bronze Foundry of Verona

A discussion and analysis concerning the use and reproduction of plaquettes by the De Levis family of bronze founders provides insight into the inner machinations of a provincial bronze foundry of the late Renaissance. This essay discusses how plaquettes invented by others were used as decorative embellishments for mortars and bells by the De Levis family foundry and how a later generation of De Levis family founders began adding potentially original modifications and creations to their workshop repertoire of reliefs.
Galeazzo Mondella’s original Entombment

Discussion of an unpublished pax of the Entombment by Galeazzo Mondella, called Moderno, at the Parish Church of San Giuliano in Bologna and a reconsideration of Milanese influences in Moderno’s career.
A Medici Bust at the Walters?

A bronze bust at the Walters Art Museum, thought to be an all’antica representation of an emperor, may instead be the portrait of a Medici family member.
In the Shadow of Permoser

Ideas concerning several small sculptures, possibly by unsung, yet impressively talented German sculptors operating in the ambit of Balthasar Permoser.