The Judgment of Paris

Provenance

Vicomte Isidore-Hippolyte de Janzé [1790–1865], Paris; (his estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 April 1866, no. 56); (Couvreur);[1] Louis-Charles Timbal [1812–1880], Florence and Paris; sold 29 November 1872 to Gustave Dreyfus [1837–1914], Paris; his heirs; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York. [1] This information was kindly supplied by Marie-Amélie Carlier (e-mail of 12 October 2007 to NGA curator Nicholas Penny, in NGA curatorial files).

The Judgment of Paris

Francesco di Giorgio Martini

c. 1475/1485

Accession Number

1957.14.140

Medium

bronze//Dark patina (black lacquer somewhat rubbed over rich reddish-brown bronze)

Dimensions

overall: 13.69 x 13.03 cm (5 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.) | gross weight: 617.4 gr (1.361 lb.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection