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Apollo and Marsyas

15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500
The earliest Renaissance bronze plaquettes were cast after ancient gems. This example, after an intaglio that eventually went with much of the Medici collection of gems to the Museo Archeologico in Naples, still bears the letters LAUR MED, which Lorenzo de'Medici had engraved on his glyptic treasures.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Apollo and Marsyas
  • Date: 15th century
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Bronze; mounted in a gilt-bronze or brass frame
  • Dimensions: Overall, without frame: H. 1 7/16 x W. 1 1/4 in. (3.7 x 3.2 cm);
    Overall: H. 37.2 x W. 32.2 mm
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: The Erich Lederer Collection, Gift of Mrs. Erich Lederer, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.319.8
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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