Banquet of the Gods
This relief replicates a composition in bronze by Guglielmo della Porta (before 1506–1577) made between about 1552 and 1555 as part of a series of sixteen subjects drawn from Ovid's Metamorphoses. After della Porta's death, these were repeated in precious materials by Gentili, who obtained the casting models from della Porta's son in 1585.
Artwork Details
- Title: Banquet of the Gods
- Designer: Guglielmo della Porta (Italian, Porlezza, near Lake Lugano ca. 1500–1577 Rome)
- Maker: Probably cast by Antonio Gentili (Antonio da Faenza) (Italian, Faenza ca. 1519–1610 Faenza (?))
- Date: after 1585
- Culture: Italian, Rome
- Medium: Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian
- Dimensions: Overall: 9 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (24.4 × 14 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
- Object Number: 12.135.5
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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