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A seated boy holding a shell

Statuette
ca. 1510-1530 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This statuette depicting a boy holding a shell is made by an unknown artist after a model by Andrea Briosco (Il Riccio), probably in Italy in ca. 1510-1530.

The statuette was intended for an inkstand.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA seated boy holding a shell (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Statuette, bronze, for an inkstand, of a seated boy holding a shell, after a model of Il Riccio, probably Italy, ca. 1510-30
Physical description
Bronze statuette of a seated boy holding a shell; for an inkstand. The boy is naked, seated on a stump, with an apple in his right hand and the shell, resting on his shoulder, in his left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm
  • Width: 9.1cm
  • Depth: 11.3cm
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Historical context
For an inkstand.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This statuette depicting a boy holding a shell is made by an unknown artist after a model by Andrea Briosco (Il Riccio), probably in Italy in ca. 1510-1530.

The statuette was intended for an inkstand.
Bibliographic references
  • Renaissance bronzes from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London : Renaissance bronzes and related drawings from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford / organized by the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
  • List of Works of art acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Architecture and Sculpture: Salting bequest (A.70 to A.1029-1910), Murray bequest (A.1030 to A. 1096-1910), p. 5
  • A guide to the Salting Collection London, 1926, p. 18
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 5
Collection
Accession number
A.92-1910

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Record createdOctober 21, 2004
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