Not currently on display at the V&A

Inkstand

ca. 1500-ca. 1525 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is based on a classical bronze, and example of which is in the Louvre, Paris.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Inkstand, bronze, Italian (Paduan), ca. 1500-1525
Physical description
Bronze statuette of a seated rustic boy holding a tub.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Base width: 3.2cm
  • Depth: 4.7cm
Object history
Based on a classical bronze, an example of which is in the Louvre
Production
Previously attributed to the school of Riccio (Andrea Briosco) 1470-1532
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is based on a classical bronze, and example of which is in the Louvre, Paris.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1864 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. 39
Collection
Accession number
254-1864

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Record createdDecember 17, 2003
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