Pseudo-Fra Antonio da Brescia (active 1487-1514) Italian, circa 1500

A very fine contemporary cast. Overall the condition of the plaquette is good with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. Pierced at the top. A few very minor casting flaws to the edges, and a small lacuna to the proper left arm. Dirt to the reverse.
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Examples of this charming model can be found in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence (inv. nos. 592 B and 685 B, both from the collections of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany), Kress collection (inv. no. A.394.II7B) and in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inv. no. 5220).

RELATED LITERATURE
J. Pope-Hennessy, Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, London 1965, p. 57, no. 188, fig. 237; G. Toderi and F. Vannel Toderi, Placchette secoli XV-XVIII nel Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 1996, pp. 106-08, nos. 194 and 195