Cup with Allegorical Scenes and Shields of Este Arms

Provenance

Louis Huth. E. Govett. S.E. Kennedy, London. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased by William Salomon [1852-1919], New York; (his estate sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 4-7 April 1923, 2nd day, no. 415, as 16th Century Italian); (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after purchase by funds of the Estate; gift 1942 to NGA.

Cup with Allegorical Scenes and Shields of Este Arms

Porta, Guglielmo della

1560s

Accession Number

1942.9.132

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 13 x 14.6 x 13.9 cm (5 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection