Candelabrum
1527 (sculpted), ca. 1869 (cast)
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This is a plaster cast by Raphael Pinti, after an original bronze candelabrum in the Basilica di San Marco, Venice. The inscriptions on the original, not reproduced in this cast, relate that the candelabra were made by the sculptor and medallist Maffeo Olivieri (1584 - 1543/1544) and that they were commissioned by Altobello Averoldo of Brescia, Bishop of Pola and Apostolic Legate in Venice. Marin Sanudo records in his diary that they were presented to San Marco on 24 December, 1527 and placed before the High Altar.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster cast, after a bronze candelabrum in St Mark's Basilica, Venice, by Maffeo Olivieri, Venice, in 1527. Cast by Raphael Pinti in London or Venice, around 1869. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MAPHEVS OLIVIERIVS BRIXIANVS FACIEBAT' / 'ALTOBELLVS AVEROLDVS BRIXIANVS EPIS.POLEN. VENET./APOSTOLICVS DEO OPT. MAX. DEDICAVIT' (The inscriptions relate that the candelabra were made by Maffeo Olivieri and that they were commissioned by Altobello Averoldo of Brescia, Bishop of Pola and Apostolic Legate in Venice.) |
| Gallery label | The original bronze candlestick bears an inscription recording that it was made by the bronze founder Maffeo Olivieri as a commission for a bishop. It was presented to St Mark's Basilica in Venice on Christmas Eve 1527 and placed at the high altar. This cast does not reproduce the inscription as it was the intricate construction and fine decoration that the Museum considered would be instructive for British artists and designers.(2014) |
| Object history | Purchased from Raphael Pinti in 1869 for £12. |
| Historical context | One of a pair. The original is inscribed on two inlaid silver bands, not reproduced in this cast, which read: MAPHEVS OLIVIERIVS BRIXIANVS FACIEBAT and ALTOBELLVS AVEROLDVS BRIXIANVS EPIS.POLEN. VENET./ APOSTOLICVS DEO OPT. MAX. DEDICAVIT. The inscriptions relate that the candelabra were made by Maffeo Olivieri and that they were commissioned by Altobello Averoldo of Brescia, Bishop of Pola and Apostolic Legate in Venice. Marin Sanudo records in his diary that they were presented to San Marco on 24 December, 1527 and placed before the High Altar. |
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| Summary | This is a plaster cast by Raphael Pinti, after an original bronze candelabrum in the Basilica di San Marco, Venice. The inscriptions on the original, not reproduced in this cast, relate that the candelabra were made by the sculptor and medallist Maffeo Olivieri (1584 - 1543/1544) and that they were commissioned by Altobello Averoldo of Brescia, Bishop of Pola and Apostolic Legate in Venice. Marin Sanudo records in his diary that they were presented to San Marco on 24 December, 1527 and placed before the High Altar. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1869-6 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2006 |
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