Old Beggar Woman

Unknown

first half of 16th century · Copper alloy with brown patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax. · Robert Lehman Collection

The plaquette depicts an old beggar woman carrying a bundle on her head and a basket in her hand. The pose has been modeled after traditional representations of dovizia (wealth), as on a print with Abundance or Ceres by Nicoletto da Modena from about 1507.(1)

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half of 16th century

Medium

Copper alloy with brown patina under a worn layer of black lacquer or wax.

Culture

Italian (?)

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975