Andrea del Verrocchio Doubting Thomas 1476-83 bronze Orsanmichele, Florence |
Luigi Valadier Herm of Bacchus 1773-74 bronze, alabaster Galleria Borghese, Rome |
Antoine Coysevox Bust-portrait of Louis XIV ca. 1686 bronze Wallace Collection, London |
Johann Gregor van der Schardt Mercury 1570s bronze Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
The four statues above – Verrochio's holy niche-group, Valadier's pagan Herm, Coysevox's windswept Sun-King, and van der Schardt's suave Mercury – are the only large-scale works among the bronzes gathered here. Those below were made to fit on furniture-tops and mantels.
Adriaen de Vries Nessus abducting Dejanira early 17th century bronze Rijksmuseum |
Antico Bust of a man 16th century bronze Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
Pietro Calvi Aida 1870s bronze Wadsworth Atheneum |
attributed to Willem van Tetrode Striding Warrior ca. 1562-67 bronze Rijksmuseum |
attributed to Willem van Tetrode Mercury ca. 1560-75 bronze Rijksmuseum |
Hendrik de Keyser the Elder Mercury 1611 bronze Rijksmuseum |
attributed to Taddeo Landini Salt cellar depicting youth against sea monster ca. 1590 bronze Rijksmuseum |
Antonio Susini Reduced Copy of the Farnese Bull 1613 bronze Galleria Borghese, Rome |
Edward Thomason The God of Day Medal commemorating Parthenon Sculptures 1820 bronze British Museum |
Edward Thomason Hyperion Medal commemorating Parthenon Sculptures 1820 bronze British Museum |