Crucifixion, plaquette
(16th century)
Medium
bronze
Measurements
9.3 × 7.1 × 0.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
14th - 16th Century Gallery - Painting & Decorative Arts
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Plaquettes were also produced north of the Alps in the the German lands. Nuremberg and Augsburg emerged as centres of plaquette production in the early sixteenth century. These objects served similar functions to their Italian predecessors. As small, easily transportable objects avidly collected by scholars and artists, plaquettes facilitated the transmission of artistic ideas across Europe.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Augsburg, Germany
Accession Number
4156-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts