Combat at a City Gate

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

early 16th century · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

With the Lederer gift in 1986, the Museum received seventy-one plaquettes and related reliefs, among them this scene of foot soldiers and horsemen. There are three examples of Riccio's sarcophagus-inspired battle scene (one is in the Ca' d'Oro, Venice; the other in the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.), each with varying signatures on their backs. Our reverse bears a raised long-tailed R and two spirited incised profiles.

Artist

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian, Padua

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Erich Lederer Collection, Gift of Mrs. Erich Lederer, 1986