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Source Description
This pedestal is decorated with carved relief of a shield depicting a heraldic angel bearing a palm and cornucopia on a cross of the Knights of Malta; above is a barred helmet and an angel grasping the mantling of acanthus leaves. In the early 20th cnetury, it was incorporated into the fabric of the Walters' "palazzo" buidling on the second-floor landing.
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Document identity
localId
25484
label
Torchere Pedestal
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
25484
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Torchere Pedestal
description
This pedestal is decorated with carved relief of a shield depicting a heraldic angel bearing a palm and cornucopia on a cross of the Knights of Malta; above is a barred helmet and an angel grasping the mantling of acanthus leaves. In the early 20th cnetury, it was incorporated into the fabric of the Walters' "palazzo" buidling on the second-floor landing.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century; Capital and base: 19th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
torchères (stands)
pedestals
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
48 in. (121.9 cm)
Source extras
med
white marble
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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1fb99279aafe2cf5