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Feast of the Gods

Feast of the Gods

c. 1571–1578
(Italian, 1525–1608)
Italy, 16th century
bronze
Overall: 34.3 x 22.2 cm (13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1952.464
Location: 117A Italian Renaissance

Description

Banquets of the gods were common literary devices in classical texts and myth, and their use here enmeshed with the desire to capture the sensuality of the body and water in motion.
  • Jean-Paul Bignon (1662-1743)
    Steven de Marczibányi, 1752-1810 (Budapest, Hungary)
    Anthony de Rakovsky (Budapest, Hungary)
    Dr. Emil Delmar (Budapest, Hungary), sold to R. Stora & Co., 1952.
    R. Stora & Co. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 235 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 99 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 99 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 115 archive.org
  • July 13, 1982-October 17, 1982: "The Age of Bronze," CMA, no cat. (Gallery A)
    September 24, 1975-November 16, 1975: "Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections," CMA, cat. no. 116, repr. in color.
    1939-1940: "Kunst and Kunstgewerbe, Sounderausstellung 1939-40," Kunstmuseum, Bern, (Emil Delmar Collection), no. 11, repr.
  • {{cite web|title=Feast of the Gods|url=false|author=Alessandro Vittoria|year=c. 1571–1578|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.464