Panel
1550-1599 (made)
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Oak panel; carved in relief with a representation of Venus standing in a boat drawn by two dolphins through the sea. On the right is Cupid shooting an arrow at two marine deities, and on the left is a nude female figure riding on a sea monster. The curved end of the panel is carved with a cherub's head. There are remains of colouring.
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Brief description | Oak panel, carved in relief wirth representation of Venus. French, second half of 16th century |
Physical description | Oak panel; carved in relief with a representation of Venus standing in a boat drawn by two dolphins through the sea. On the right is Cupid shooting an arrow at two marine deities, and on the left is a nude female figure riding on a sea monster. The curved end of the panel is carved with a cherub's head. There are remains of colouring. |
Dimensions | HW: 30.5x130.2cm (from file) |
Object history | Purchased for £100 with 797-1895 This panel was formerly in the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French medieval and renaissance artefacts. In 1895 the South Kensington Museum (renamed the V&A in 1900), bought over 300 pieces of furniture and woodwork from him, (as well as sculpture and metalwork), at a cost of £11,878. 16s. 9d. |
Associated object | 797-1895 (Ensemble) |
Bibliographic reference | ROWE, Eleanor (ed.), French Wood Carvings from the National Museums
Second Series - sixteenth century (London. 1896), pl. XXXV |
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Accession number | 796-1895 |
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Record created | June 17, 2008 |
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