Putto sitting on a Seated Lion holding a Shield and Fleur-de-lys Torch
school of Niccolò Roccatagliata (b. Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1600 - 1629
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
180 mm (H); 90 mm (W); 100 mm (D)
Place of origin
Venice
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1255214
Summary
Bronze sculpture statue, Putto sitting on a Seated Lion holding a Shield and Fleur-de-lys Torch, school of Nicolò Roccatagliata (b.Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636) One of a pair of early 17th-century Venetian bronzes of Cupids seated on sitting lions holding shields and added fleur-de-lys torches.
Provenance
Bequeathed by (Henry John) Ralph Bankes (1902 – 1981) together with the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy and its entire contents
Makers and roles
school of Niccolò Roccatagliata (b. Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636), sculptor