Ink-pot

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Bronze sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

PV 09217/527

Material and technique

Bronze, green-brown patina

Author

Andrea di Bartolomeo Alessandri called Il Bresciano (doc. 1564-1575)

Dating

1564-1574

Dimensions

9 x 10.5 x 10 cm.

Origin

Tower-Wurts Collection (1933)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

This ink-pot is characterized by three harpies with sturdy lion paw feet serving as supports. The decoration is completed with three grotesque masks, typically used in late 16th century Venetian architecture. In his study on the work of Andrea di Bartolomeo, Avery attributes a very similar ink-pot to the same artist (in L'industria artistica del bronzo del Rinascimento a Venezia..., 2008, pp. 233-252). The bronze is supported by three large paws, which form part of the body of three Harpies, similar to those present in the stand of the Cross of the Scuola Grande di San Teodoro (now in the Accademia in Venice).

Pietro Cannata

Bibliography

Unpublished