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Relief

16th Century (made), circa 1884 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Lelli, Oronzio (cast-maker)
Place of origin
Italy (made)
Florence (cast)

This relief panel is decorated with floral ornament, two birds, and a grotesque, and is from the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Florence. The plaster cast was purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1884 after the 16th century Italian original.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Architecture
Object type
Relief
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Plaster
Cast
Brief description
Relief panel decorated with floral ornament, two birds, and a grotesque from the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Florence. Plaster cast purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1884 after 16th century Italian original.
Physical description
Relief panel decorated with floral ornament, two birds, and a grotesque.
Dimensions
  • Approximately height: 54cm
  • Approximately width: 25cm
  • Weight: 2.55kg
Style
Renaissance
Object history
Purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1884 for 4s 2d after 16th century Italian original.
Historical context
A large proportion of casts were taken from Italian Renaissance monuments and reliefs, and many cast manufacturers were based in Italy. The manufacturer most widely represented in the Cast Courts is Oronzio Lelli, whose Florence-based firm produced high quality work from all periods.
Production
Plaster cast purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1884 after 16th century Italian original.
Subjects depicted
Birds
Grotesque
Summary
This relief panel is decorated with floral ornament, two birds, and a grotesque, and is from the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Florence. The plaster cast was purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1884 after the 16th century Italian original.
Bibliographic reference
Baker, Malcom. The Cast Courts (Victoria and Albert Museum pamphlet, London, 1982: http://web.archive.org/web/20230112100748/http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/sculpture/%20sculpture_features/cast_collection/%20cast_courts_masterpiece/index.html
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1884-861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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