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Vice

Statuette
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Da Vinci, Pierino (artist)
Place of origin
Florence (city) (made)

This is a bronze statuette possibly made by Pierino da Vinci in the second quarter of the 16th century in Italy. The statuette is from an allegorical group of Virtue and Vice. The recumbent contorted figure of Satan is supported on the right arm and updrawn knee and the face is turned upwards. The left hand is below the chin, and the long bony tail is curled round to the front. The wings are in the form of leaves.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Myths & Legends
Object type
Statuette
TitleVice (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Statuette, bronze, representing an allegorical figure of Vice, probably by Pierino da Vinci, Italy, second quarter of 16th century
Physical description
The recumbent contorted figure of Satan is supported on the right arm and updrawn knee, the face is turned upwards, the left hand below the chin, and the long bony tail curled round to the front. The wings are in the form of leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.14cm
Object history
Bought from the Soulages Collection for £10 in 1865.
Subject depicted
Satan
Summary
This is a bronze statuette possibly made by Pierino da Vinci in the second quarter of the 16th century in Italy. The statuette is from an allegorical group of Virtue and Vice. The recumbent contorted figure of Satan is supported on the right arm and updrawn knee and the face is turned upwards. The left hand is below the chin, and the long bony tail is curled round to the front. The wings are in the form of leaves.
Bibliographic references
  • 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. 57
  • Robinson, John Charles. Catalogue of the Soulages Collection. London: Chapman & Hall, 1856, p. 116
  • Planiscig, Leo. Piccoli Bronzi del Rinascimento. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1930, p. 44
  • Fortnum, C. Drury. E. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Bronzes of European Origin in the South Kensington Museum. London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1876, p. 23
  • Sénéchal, Philippe, Giovan Francesco Rustici, 1475-1554: un sculpteur de la Renaissance entre Florence et Paris, Paris, 2007, p. 260.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
577-1865

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
Record URL
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