War
ArtistAfter
Alessandro Vittoria
(Italian, 1525-1608)
CultureItalian
Date16th century
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.1277A
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a small bronze statue on a triangular wooden base. The statue of War is personified as a woman wearing a plumed helmet, long drapery fastened at her left shoulder down to her feet. She wears a ram's fleece and ram's head. On her left arm is a shield. Her raised right hand once held a spear. At her feet is a small creature that has a head that mirrors her own. The body of a mammal and wings. Her weight is supported by her right leg, with her left foot nearly stepping off the pedestal as if moving forward.Label TextAfter Alessandro Vittoria Italian, 1525–1608 here and far right War and Peace, 1500s Bronze Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.1277a–b
