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Candlestick
Grandi, Gian Girolamo, born 1508 - died 1560 - Enlarge image
Candlestick
- Place of origin:
Italy (Trento, made)
- Date:
ca. 1530-1540 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Grandi, Gian Girolamo, born 1508 - died 1560 (By the workshop of, maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
- Museum number:
551-1865
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This candlestick, one of a pair, is made by the workshop of Gian Girolamo Grandi (1508-1560),made about 1530-40 in Trento, Italy. The candlesticks have a wide circular base, the pillar surrounded by mouldings, and the base is decorated with interlaced work, masks, garlands, and shields.
The objects were bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865. Jules Soulages was a collector of French and Italian Renaissance art. After his death his collection was acquired by the Museum. Born in Toulouse in 1803, Jules Soulages practised as a lawyer in Paris and was founding member of the Société Archeologique du Midi de la France. He created an extensive collection of French and Italian Renaissance decorative art from 1825. Soulages died on 13 October 1857, aged 54. The dealer John Webb was despatched to examine and report on the collection, which was purchased between 1859 and 1865 in installments for £11,000 with the assistance of 73 subscribers.
