Inkstand
mid 16th century (made)
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Group in bronze, arranged as an inkstand. St Jerome (or Mark), in rough flowing drapery, is seated on a tree-stump, taking a thorn out of the foot of the lion on the ground beside him. On an oval base, at the end of which stands an urn to contain ink.
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Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Inkstand, bronze, with figure of St Mark , bronze, Italian (Venetian), middle of the 16th century |
Physical description | Group in bronze, arranged as an inkstand. St Jerome (or Mark), in rough flowing drapery, is seated on a tree-stump, taking a thorn out of the foot of the lion on the ground beside him. On an oval base, at the end of which stands an urn to contain ink. |
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Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
Production | Once ascribed to Jacopo Sansovino |
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Bibliographic reference | 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 6 |
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Accession number | A.101-1910 |
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Record created | January 6, 2004 |
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