A Sacrifice to Cupid
- Object:
- Place of origin:
Italy (Padua or Milan, made)
- Date:
early 16th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Master L.C.I. (or Master L.C.RII.S.) (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Museum number:
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This plaquette, 'A Sacrifice to Cupid', is made in North Italy, Padua or Milan, by a master signing his medals with L.C.I. or L.C.RII.S.
He was a medallist apparently working in Padua, or perhaps Milan, working in close connection with Riccio. The artist hasn't been identified, nor has either form of the signature or monogram been explained.
Physical description
Plaque depicts various figures making an offering. Venus is seated on the right, in front a kneeling woman makes an offering in a vase and behind her stand two women. Above is the figure of Cupid on a pedestal and to his right a candlestick.
Place of Origin
Italy (Padua or Milan, made)
Date
early 16th century (made)
Artist/maker
Master L.C.I. (or Master L.C.RII.S.) (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Bronze
Marks and inscriptions
''L.C.RII.S'
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 cm, Width: 5 cm
Object history note
Acquired in Naples, 4s.
Descriptive line
Plaquette, bronze, 'A Sacrifice to Cupid', Italy, Padua or Milan, early 16th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861. 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. 32
Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes . London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, p. 43
Radcliffe, Anthony. 'Two Early Romano-Mantuan Plaquettes'. In: Italian Plaquettes, Studies in the History of Art, XXII. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1989. pp. 93-103.
Materials
Bronze
Subjects depicted
Woman; Cupid; Vase; Venus; Candlestick; Lamp
Categories
Myths & Legends; Plaques & Plaquettes
Collection code
SCP
