Crucifixion, plaquette
(16th century)
- Medium
- bronze
- Measurements
- 9.3 × 7.1 × 0.6 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Augsburg, Germany
- Accession Number
- 4156-D3
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939 - Gallery location
- 14th - 16th Century Gallery - Painting & Decorative Arts
Level 1, NGV International - About this work
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Plaquettes were also produced north of the Alps in the the German lands. Nuremberg and Augsburg emerged as centres of plaquette production in the early sixteenth century. These objects served similar functions to their Italian predecessors. As small, easily transportable objects avidly collected by scholars and artists, plaquettes facilitated the transmission of artistic ideas across Europe.