Lamp
late 15th century to early 16th century (made)
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This bronze lamp with cover is from a design attributed to Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio (1470-1532).
The artist making this lamp signs L.C.R.I.I.S., but is unidentified. It was made in the early 16th century in Padua in Italy.
Another lamp decorated with the same plaquette but having in the exergue LCI is in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, and is attributed by Bode to Riccio.
The artist making this lamp signs L.C.R.I.I.S., but is unidentified. It was made in the early 16th century in Padua in Italy.
Another lamp decorated with the same plaquette but having in the exergue LCI is in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, and is attributed by Bode to Riccio.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Lamp with cover, with a frieze of marine deities in bronze. Italy, early 16th century, attributed top Briosco Andrea. |
| Physical description | Lamp with a frieze of marine deities. On the lid a sacrifice to Priapus. Inscribed on the base: C.I.R.I.O.M.S. (probably for Caius Julius Caesar Iovi Optimo Maximo-Sacrum) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | C.I.R.I.O.M.S. (Inscribed on the base:)
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| Historical context | Another lamp decorated with the same plaquette but having in the exergue LCI is in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, and is attributed by Bode to Riccio. |
| Production | The lamp is from a design attributed to Andrea Briosco. It is by an unidentified artist signing L.C.R.I.I.S. |
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| Summary | This bronze lamp with cover is from a design attributed to Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio (1470-1532). The artist making this lamp signs L.C.R.I.I.S., but is unidentified. It was made in the early 16th century in Padua in Italy. Another lamp decorated with the same plaquette but having in the exergue LCI is in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, and is attributed by Bode to Riccio. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 33. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2621&A-1856 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2008 |
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