Entombment, model ca. 1516–21 (last cast)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
model ca. 1516–21 (last cast)
Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1340), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Entombment”. The museum dates it model ca. 1516–21 (last cast). It is attributed to Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (Italian, Trent 1470–1532 Padua). The museum records the medium as Copper alloy with a warm, reddish brown patina. and the dimensions as 11.5 x 16.2 cm, wt. 779.85 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Christ, Virgin Mary, Entombment. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper alloy with a warm, reddish brown patina.
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 16.2 cm, wt. 779.85 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Plaquettes
- Maker recorded
- Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
Identification
- Met object id
- 461525
- Museum object name
- Plaquette
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1340
Catalogue references
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