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Boy supporting a shell
Severo da Ravenna - Enlarge image
Boy supporting a shell
- Object:
Ink-well
- Place of origin:
Padua (made)
- Date:
1500-1525 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Severo da Ravenna (workshop of, maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA
- Museum number:
A.65-1956
- Gallery location:
Sculpture, room 111, case 10
Severo was described by a contemporary as ‘the perfect sculptor’. His small bronzes were replicated in great numbers and his many patrons included Isabella d’Este, the Marchesa of Mantua and a discerning collector. This bronze was probably part of a writing set, with the shell used as an inkwell.
Severo da Ravenna or Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna was an Italian sculptor, active ca. 1496, who died in ca. 1543. His father was probably a sculptor and he may have been related to the two painters of the same name working in the circle of Mantegna in Padua: Pietro Calzetta and Francesco Calzetta. Severo might have divided his time between Padua, Ferrara and Ravenna, where he was first recorded in 1496.
