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Plaster cast - St Anthony Abbot

St Anthony Abbot

  • Object:

    Plaster cast

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)
    London, England (cast)

  • Date:

    ca. 1505 (made)
    ca. 1868 (cast)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Plaster cast

  • Museum number:

    REPRO.1868-58

  • Gallery location:

    Medieval and Renaissance, room 64b, case WE

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This figure is a plaster cast copy taken from a statue in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, London. Ninety-five of the original images of saints remain in-situ, representing the most important surviving example of early sixteenth-century architectural sculpture in England. Casts like these were intended to provide easy access to great works of art, providing models for architects and craftspeople to study at a time when there was renewed interest in medieval art.

Physical description

St Anthony Abbot holds in his right hand a book and a bell, under his left arm is a staff.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)
London, England (cast)

Date

ca. 1505 (made)
ca. 1868 (cast)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Plaster cast

Dimensions

Height: 94 cm, Width: 31 cm, Depth: 28 cm

Descriptive line

Plaster cast of Anthony Abbot, from Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, ca. 1505, cast by Domenico Brucciani ca. 1868

Materials

Plaster

Techniques

Casting

Subjects depicted

St Anthony Abbot

Categories

Sculpture

Collection code

SCP

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