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Statuette - Marine monster attacked by a snake
  • Marine monster attacked by a snake
    Severo da Ravenna
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Marine monster attacked by a snake

  • Object:

    Statuette

  • Place of origin:

    Ravenna, Italy (possibly, made)
    Ferrara, Italy (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1530-1550 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Severo da Ravenna (after, possibly, sculptor)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Bronze

  • Museum number:

    6988-1860

  • Gallery location:

    Room 117, case 2

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This bronze statuette representing a marine monster (Triton) being attacked by two snakes is possibly a cast made after a model by Severo da Ravenna in Italy, possibly exectued in Ravenna in ca. 1530-1550.

It is probably a portion of an inkstand or candlestick.

Severo da Ravenna or Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna was an Italian sculptor, active ca 1496, who died ca. 1543. His father was probably a sculptor and he may have been related to the two painters of the same name working in the circle of Mantegna in Padua: Pietro Calzetta and Francesco Calzetta. Severo might have divided his time between Padua, Ferrara and Ravenna, where he was first recorded in 1496.

Physical description

Bronze statuette depicting a Triton struggling with two serpents.

Place of Origin

Ravenna, Italy (possibly, made)
Ferrara, Italy (possibly, made)

Date

ca. 1530-1550 (made)

Artist/maker

Severo da Ravenna (after, possibly, sculptor)

Materials and Techniques

Bronze

Dimensions

Height: 18.4 cm, Length: 16.6 cm, Width: 12 cm

Historical context note

Probably a portion of an inkstand or candlestick

Descriptive line

Bronze statuette depicting a marine monster being attacked by two serpents, possibly a cast after a model of Severo da Ravenna, Italy (Ravenna), ca. 1530-1550.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Drury, C and Fortnum, E: A Descriptive Catalogue of the bronzes of European origin in the South Kensington Museum London, 1876, p. 24
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1860. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 20

Exhibition History

The Rival of Nature (National Gallery (London) 10/06/1975-28/09/1975)

Materials

Bronze

Subjects depicted

Tritons; Serpents (animal)

Categories

Sculpture; Myths & Legends

Collection code

SCP

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