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Lamp

Lamp

  • Place of origin:

    Padua (possibly, made)
    Ravenna, Italy (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    early 16th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Severo da Ravenna (workshop of, maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Bronze

  • Museum number:

    574-1865

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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This is a bronze lamp from the workshop of Severo da Ravenna in the early 16th century Padua or Ravenna. This lamp is in the form of a grotesque male head mounted on a base of branches. This head is resting on a tripod pillar, enriched with mouldings and masks. The part of objects made in this workshop were joined by handmade screws of the same size and were therefore interchangeable. The foot to this lamp is probably a replacement and the head has been soldered to what appears to be a section of a candlestick.

Physical description

Lamp in the form a grotesque male head mounted on a base of branches. Bronze lamp on a baluster stem enriched with birds etc. over a tripod base with lizards, surmounted by a grotesque black male head.

Place of Origin

Padua (possibly, made)
Ravenna, Italy (possibly, made)

Date

early 16th century (made)

Artist/maker

Severo da Ravenna (workshop of, maker)

Materials and Techniques

Bronze

Dimensions

Height: 21.8 cm, Length: 8.5 in, Width: 20 cm, Depth: 20 cm

Object history note

es Soulages Collection

Historical significance: The parts of objects made in this workshop were joined by handmade screws of the same size and were therefore interchangeable. The foot to this lamp is probably a replacement and the head has been soldered to what appears to be a section of a candlestick.

Descriptive line

Bronze lamp in the form of a grotesque male head, workshop of Severo, Italy (Padua or Ravenna), early 16th century

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

Robinson, John Charles. Catalogue of the Soulages Collection. London: Chapman & Hall, 1856. p. 115.
Drury, C and Fortnum, E. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Bronze of European Origin in the South Kensington Museum. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman & Hall, 1876. p. 166
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868., p. 35.

Subjects depicted

Birds; Head; Lizards

Categories

Metalwork; Sculpture; Lighting

Collection code

SCP

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