One of a pair of Bronze Firedogs: Satyr with Pan-pipes
Severo da Ravenna (fl.c.1496 -c.1543) and his workshop
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1550 - 1599
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
925 mm (H)395 mm (W)420 mm (W)395 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1255218.1
Summary
Bronze andiron, One of a pair of Bronze Firedogs: Satyr with Pan-pipes by Severo da Ravenna (fl.c.1496 -c.1543) and his workshop. Pair of bronze andirons (firedogs). On tripod of leonine form with super-imposed ornamental zones of sphinxes and satyrs, with masks and acanthus motifs. Andiron by perhaps Severo da Ravenna in the style of Desiderio de Firenze on late 16th-century Venetian bases (pair).
Makers and roles
Severo da Ravenna (fl.c.1496 -c.1543) and his workshop, sculptor Severo da Ravenna (fl.c.1496 -c.1543), sculptor previously catalogued as after Desiderio da Firenze (fl.1532 - 1545), sculptor previously catalogued as attributed to Benvenuto Cellini (Florence 1500 - Florence 1571), sculptor Desiderio da Settignano (Settignano 1429/32 - Florence 1464), sculptor