Pax
ca. 1500 (made)
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This pax depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned is made in ca. 1500 in Padua or Venice after a plaquette of Moderno.
It was given to the museum by George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909) - an Australian, who settled in England - was a prolific collector in a number of areas, including Chinese and Japanese ceramics and European art. By 1874 his collection had outgrown his residence in St. James's Street, prompting him to lend items to the South Kensington Museum. After his death in 1909, the majority of this astonishing collection passed to the V&A, where it was shown in its own galleries.
Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella) (1467-1528) is the pseudonym of this goldsmith and medallist active in North Italy and later in Rome. He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. Moderno specialised in small bronze plaquettes exploring religious or antique themes, and catered for a clientele of learned humanists.
It was given to the museum by George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909) - an Australian, who settled in England - was a prolific collector in a number of areas, including Chinese and Japanese ceramics and European art. By 1874 his collection had outgrown his residence in St. James's Street, prompting him to lend items to the South Kensington Museum. After his death in 1909, the majority of this astonishing collection passed to the V&A, where it was shown in its own galleries.
Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella) (1467-1528) is the pseudonym of this goldsmith and medallist active in North Italy and later in Rome. He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. Moderno specialised in small bronze plaquettes exploring religious or antique themes, and catered for a clientele of learned humanists.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Rock crystal |
| Brief description | Pax, rock crystal, in a leather case, Virgin and Child enthroned, after a plaquette by Moderno, Italy (Padua or Venice), ca. 1500 |
| Physical description | Pax in a tooled leather case. |
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| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Production | It is made a bronze plaquette by Moderno |
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| Summary | This pax depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned is made in ca. 1500 in Padua or Venice after a plaquette of Moderno. It was given to the museum by George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909) - an Australian, who settled in England - was a prolific collector in a number of areas, including Chinese and Japanese ceramics and European art. By 1874 his collection had outgrown his residence in St. James's Street, prompting him to lend items to the South Kensington Museum. After his death in 1909, the majority of this astonishing collection passed to the V&A, where it was shown in its own galleries. Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella) (1467-1528) is the pseudonym of this goldsmith and medallist active in North Italy and later in Rome. He signed certain pieces of his work with OPUS MODERNI (opus is the Latin term for 'work' - which then means 'work of the modern'). The modern here is referring to the Ancient World, in contrary to the Naturalism of the Gothic. Moderno specialised in small bronze plaquettes exploring religious or antique themes, and catered for a clientele of learned humanists. |
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| Accession number | C.2466-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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