Mirror decorated with Putti, Flowers and Acanthus Scrolls
attributed to Mario Nuzzi (Rome 1603 - Rome 1673) and Italian (Roman) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1650 - 1675
Materials
Oil on glass
Measurements
1524 x 1397 mm (60 x 55 in)
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Cotehele, Cornwall
NT 347870
Summary
Oil painting on glass, Mirror decorated with Putti, Flowers and Acanthus Scrolls, attributed to Mario Nuzzi (Rome 1603 - Rome 1673) and Italian (Roman) School, third quarter of 17th century. A mirror, divided into 9 pieces, in walnut frame carved with flowers and foliage; the panes of mirror glass painted on the surface with putti, flowers and scrolls.
Provenance
In situ in the Old Dining Room by around 1846, when Nicholas Condy published his guide 'Cothele on the Banks of the Tamar' but may have been installed at Cotehle following Richard, 1st Baron Edgcumbe’s modernisation of Mount Edgcumbe House – their main residence – around 1750; left at the property when Cotehele was accepted in lieu of tax from Kenelm, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1873–1965) and transferred to the National Trust in 1947; and amongst the contents accepted in lieu of estate duty by HM Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1974
Credit line
Cotehele, The Edgcumbe Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Mario Nuzzi (Rome 1603 - Rome 1673) and Italian (Roman) School, artist attributed to Mario Nuzzi (Rome 1603 - Rome 1673) , artist Italian (Roman) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to French School, artist
References
Condy, Nicholas,. Cothele, [1846?].