Striding warrior

Willem Danielsz van Tetrode (c. 1525–before 1588), bronze, c. 1567–1580

This figure’s muscular legs seem almost too heavy for the slender torso, and the arms are excessively long. The full moustache and luxurious hair fail to conceal the leanness of the face. The man is elderly. His identity remains a mystery. He once held a sword or a wand in his right hand. There is a little hole at the back of his head, which may have served to secure a crown.

Artwork typesculpture
Object numberBK-1959-3
Dimensionsheight 39.5 cm x width 25.5 cm x depth 19.5 cm
Physical characteristicsbrons met zwarte patina

Discover more

more by Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode

Mercury

Hercules Pomarius

Missing Title

Identification

Title(s)
Striding warrior
Object type
Object number
BK-1959-3
Description
This figure’s muscular legs seem almost too heavy for the slender torso, and the arms are excessively long. The full moustache and luxurious hair fail to conceal the leanness of the face. The man is elderly. His identity remains a mystery. He once held a sword or a wand in his right hand. There is a little hole at the back of his head, which may have served to secure a crown.
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum (1959), p. 17, afb.

Creation

Creation
- modelleur: attributed to Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode, Rome
- caster: Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode, Low Countries
- caster: Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode, Cologne
- sculptor: Johan Gregor van der Schardt [rejected]
- sculptor: Lorenzo Mattielli, Dresden [rejected]
Dating
c. 1562 - c. 1567
Search further with

Material and technique

Physcial description
brons met zwarte patina
Material
Dimensions
height 39.5 cm x width 25.5 cm x depth 19.5 cm

Explanatory note

Model ca. 1562-1567; gegoten ca. 1567-1580.

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
Acquisition
purchase 1959
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum (1959), p. 17, afb.
- Robert van Langh en J.J. Boon, 'Comprehensive studies of patinas in Renaissance bronze statuettes with laboratory, synchrotron an neutron aided techniques', 17th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference Preprints, Melbourne, 15-19 september 2014.
- J. Nijstad, 'Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 37 (1986), p. 276.
- A. Jolly, 'Netherlandish sculptors in sixteenth-century Germany and their patrons', Simiolus 27 (1999), p. 135.
- Catalogus bij de tentoonstelling 'Sechs Sammler stellen aus', Hamburg 1961, no. 96

Persistent URL

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200116273