plaque
Sign in to savethumb|Horatius Cocles at the bridge, Renaissance plaquette by Master IO.F.F., late 15th century, [[Padua, 6.1 x 6.0 cm, in a shape for decorating a sword hilt]] thumb|Peter Flötner, Vanitas, 1535–1540, gilt bronze
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14 sectionsContents
- Materials and technique
- Use
- History
- Italy
- Italian examples
- Germany
- France and the Netherlands
- Later history
- Collections
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Horatius Cocles at the bridge, Renaissance plaquette by Master IO.F.F., late 15th century, [[Padua, 6.1 x 6.0 cm, in a shape for decorating a sword hilt]] thumb|Peter Flötner, Vanitas, 1535–1540, gilt bronze
A plaquette (; "small plaque") is a small low relief sculpture in bronze or other materials. These were popular in Italian Renaissance sculpture and later. They may be commemorative, but especially in the Renaissance and Mannerist periods were often made for purely decorative purposes, with often crowded scenes from religious, historical or mythological sources.