Boy carrying a vase
Statuette
ca. 1500-1530 (made)
ca. 1500-1530 (made)
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This bronze statuette of a boy carrying a vase is made in the workshops of Savero da Ravenna, in Italy, possibly Ravenna, in ca. 1500-1530.
This figure is taken from an antique prototype.
Severo da Ravenna (Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna), (b. ca. 1496; d. ca. 1543), was an Italian sculptor. He appears to have devided his time between Ravenna, Padua and Ferrara.
This figure is taken from an antique prototype.
Severo da Ravenna (Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna), (b. ca. 1496; d. ca. 1543), was an Italian sculptor. He appears to have devided his time between Ravenna, Padua and Ferrara.
Object details
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| Title | Boy carrying a vase (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cast bronze |
| Brief description | Bronze statuette of a child carrying a vase on its head, workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Italy (Padua or Ravenna), about 1500-30 |
| Physical description | Bronze statuette of a child carrying a vase on its head, modelled after an antique prototype |
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| Production | After an antique prototype |
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| Summary | This bronze statuette of a boy carrying a vase is made in the workshops of Savero da Ravenna, in Italy, possibly Ravenna, in ca. 1500-1530. This figure is taken from an antique prototype. Severo da Ravenna (Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna), (b. ca. 1496; d. ca. 1543), was an Italian sculptor. He appears to have devided his time between Ravenna, Padua and Ferrara. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1855. 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. 104 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1077-1855 |
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| Record created | August 25, 2004 |
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