Hand Bell with Orpheus Playing to the Animals, and Poppy Plants

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Hand Bell with Orpheus Playing to the Animals, and Poppy Plants

Flemish 16th Century

early 16th century

Accession Number

1957.14.117

Medium

bronze//Very dark brown patina

Dimensions

overall: 11.7 x 7.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

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