Banquet of the Gods

Antonio Gentili (Antonio da Faenza)|Guglielmo della Porta

after 1585 · Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Banquet of the Gods — Antonio Gentili (Antonio da Faenza)|Guglielmo della Porta

This relief replicates a composition in bronze by Guglielmo della Porta (before 1506–1577) made between about 1552 and 1555 as part of a series of sixteen subjects drawn from Ovid's Metamorphoses. After della Porta's death, these were repeated in precious materials by Gentili, who obtained the casting models from della Porta's son in 1585.

Artist
Antonio Gentili (Antonio da Faenza)|Guglielmo della Porta
Date
after 1585
Medium
Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian
Culture
Italian, Rome
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1912
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