Relief Panel
ca. 1851 (made)
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This floral ornament is a plaster cast after an original of Tullio Lombardo from architectural components of the early Renaissance church of Santa Maria de' Miracoli in Venice.
This and other casts were part of an extensive assemblage of 487 such fragments purchased in 1851, among the earliest casts acquired by the museum as "a collection originally made for the use of Schools of Design under the Direction of the Board of Trade". Later in the 1850s, when the collection was moved to South Kensington, the casts were supplemented with composite photographs of other, related pilasters, and around 1900 such casts were being displayed alongside photographs showing fuller views of the buildings from which the details were taken.
This and other casts were part of an extensive assemblage of 487 such fragments purchased in 1851, among the earliest casts acquired by the museum as "a collection originally made for the use of Schools of Design under the Direction of the Board of Trade". Later in the 1850s, when the collection was moved to South Kensington, the casts were supplemented with composite photographs of other, related pilasters, and around 1900 such casts were being displayed alongside photographs showing fuller views of the buildings from which the details were taken.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plaster |
| Brief description | Cast, plaster, after an original by Tullio Lombardo in the Presbytery of Santa Maria de'Miracoli (ca. 1500), Venice, Italy, ca. 1851 |
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| Object history | This floral ornament is a plaster cast after an original of Tullio Lombardo from architectural components of the early Renaissance church of Santa Maria de' Miracoli in Venice. |
| Historical context | This and other casts were part of an extensive assemblage of 487 such fragments purchased in 1851, among the earliest casts acquired by the museum as "a collection originally made for the use of Schools of Design under the Direction of the Board of Trade". Later in the 1850s, when the collection was moved to South Kensington, the casts were supplemented with composite photographs of other, related pilasters, and around 1900 such casts were being displayed alongside photographs showing fuller views of the buildings from which the details were taken. |
| Production | After an original by Tullio Lombardo in Santa Maria de'Miracoli, Venice, ca. 1500 |
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| Summary | This floral ornament is a plaster cast after an original of Tullio Lombardo from architectural components of the early Renaissance church of Santa Maria de' Miracoli in Venice. This and other casts were part of an extensive assemblage of 487 such fragments purchased in 1851, among the earliest casts acquired by the museum as "a collection originally made for the use of Schools of Design under the Direction of the Board of Trade". Later in the 1850s, when the collection was moved to South Kensington, the casts were supplemented with composite photographs of other, related pilasters, and around 1900 such casts were being displayed alongside photographs showing fuller views of the buildings from which the details were taken. |
| Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Accession number | REPRO.1851-16 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2003 |
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