Handbell
Bell
ca. 1491-1496 (made)
ca. 1491-1496 (made)
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A hand bell would have been used to summon servants. This one, signed with the dialect name of Giovanni Alberghetti was probably made when the foundry was working for Duke Ercol d'Este in Ferrara. A similar bell in Washington, also signed by Giovanni, shows the portrait and personal devices of Ludovico Sforza, 'Il Moro', who married Ercole's daughter Beatrice in 1491. The Washington bell may have been made to commemorate the marriage and this bell was probably made about the same time.
Object details
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Title | Handbell |
Materials and techniques | Bell-metal |
Brief description | Bell, ca. 1491-6, Alberghetti, northern Italy |
Physical description | Hand bell with peacocks and vases, bell-metal |
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Marks and inscriptions | OPUS ZANINI ALBERGETI
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Gallery label | HAND BELL with peacocks and vases
About 1491-6
Giovanni Alberghetti (active 1484-1509)
A hand bell would have been used to summon servants. This one, signed with the dialect name of Giovanni Alberghetti, was probably made when the foundry was working for Duke Ercole d'Este in Ferrara. Later Giovanni worked for the Gonzaga court in Mantua, where Ercole's daughter, Isabella, was marquise. She too was a keen collector of bronzes, both modern and antique.
Northern Italy, probably Ferrara
Bell-metal
Inscribed in Latin, 'The work of Zanini Albergeti'
Museum no. 335-1886(2008) |
Summary | A hand bell would have been used to summon servants. This one, signed with the dialect name of Giovanni Alberghetti was probably made when the foundry was working for Duke Ercol d'Este in Ferrara. A similar bell in Washington, also signed by Giovanni, shows the portrait and personal devices of Ludovico Sforza, 'Il Moro', who married Ercole's daughter Beatrice in 1491. The Washington bell may have been made to commemorate the marriage and this bell was probably made about the same time. |
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Accession number | 335-1886 |
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Record created | July 4, 2008 |
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