Finial
1575-1600 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This finial is one of three known examples (the others being in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich) traditionally ascribed to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Closely similar finials appear surmounting staves held by shield-bearing warriors in marble reliefs from the Lombardi workshop on the front of the Palazzo Cappello-Miari in Venice. The Palace was built for the Trevisan family in the early 16th century, and the 'triceput' (triple head) appears to have been a badge of this family (tre visi). Technically this and the other two examples compare closely with Venetian gilt copper work of between about 1575 and 1600. The socle and knob are later replacements.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gilt copper |
| Brief description | Finial, gilt copper, with three male heads, Venetian, last quarter of 16th century |
| Physical description | Gilt copper finial with three male heads surmounted by crown-shpaed knop. |
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| Object history | Bought from David Peel & Co. Ltd. for £5,500 from the Central Fund, in 1976. Historical significance: One of three known examples (others: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich) traditionally ascribed to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Closely similar finials appear surmounting staves held by shield-bearing warriors in marble reliefs from the Lombardi workshop on the front of the Palazzo Cappello-Miari in Venice. the Palace was built for the Trevisan family in the early 16th century, and the 'triceput' (triple head) appears to have been a badge of this family (tre visi). Technically this and the other two examples compare closely with Venetian gilt copper work of between about 1575 and 1600. The socle and knob are later replacements. |
| Production | The scole and knop are later replacements. Formerly ascribed to Lorenzo Ghiberti. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This finial is one of three known examples (the others being in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich) traditionally ascribed to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Closely similar finials appear surmounting staves held by shield-bearing warriors in marble reliefs from the Lombardi workshop on the front of the Palazzo Cappello-Miari in Venice. The Palace was built for the Trevisan family in the early 16th century, and the 'triceput' (triple head) appears to have been a badge of this family (tre visi). Technically this and the other two examples compare closely with Venetian gilt copper work of between about 1575 and 1600. The socle and knob are later replacements. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.3-1976 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2000 |
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