Putto sitting on a Seated Lion holding a Shield and Fleur-de-lys Torch 1255214.1

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)

Kingston Lacy © National Trust / Simon Harris

Date

1600 - 1629

Materials

Bronze

Measurements

180 mm (H); 90 mm (W); 100 mm (D)

Place of origin

Venice

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Collection

Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset

NT 1255214.1

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

Marks and inscriptions

V.G. (below)

Makers and roles

school of Niccolò Roccatagliata (b. Genoa, fl. Venice 1593 – Genoa after 1636), sculptor

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