Entombment
Plaquette
after 1516 (made)
after 1516 (made)
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Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector’s pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings. This composition exists in a number of examples. It bears close resemblance to the monumental bronze candlestick Riccio made for the Basilica of St Anthony, Padua, from which he developed many of his small bronzes.
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Title | Entombment (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze in low relief |
Brief description | Plaquette, 'Entombment', bronze, by Andrea Riccio (Andrea Briosco), Italy, Padua, after 1516 |
Physical description | Bronze plaquette depicting The Entombment. The body of the dead Christ is being lowered into the tomb by St. John and two bearded men. To the right is the Virgin supported by a woman, to the left a seated mourner and an old woman holding a vase. In the background are mourners who raise their arms in lamentation. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'QVEM TOTVS NON CAPit ORBis IN HAC TVMBA CLAVDITur' (On the depicted tomb;) |
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Summary | Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector’s pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings. This composition exists in a number of examples. It bears close resemblance to the monumental bronze candlestick Riccio made for the Basilica of St Anthony, Padua, from which he developed many of his small bronzes. |
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Accession number | 6979-1860 |
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Record created | August 31, 2004 |
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