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Source Description
The plaque is the upper left corner of a frame-embellishment and is curved to fit an oval or arched central panel. The putto reproduces a detail of an ancient relief found in Ravenna representing the empty throne of Neptune, which Marco Dente engraved in 1519 (Bibliothèque Nationale, Estampes, Eb 6 Res 41).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10101
label
Plaque with Putto Supporting a Vase
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10101
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque with Putto Supporting a Vase
description
The plaque is the upper left corner of a frame-embellishment and is curved to fit an oval or arched central panel. The putto reproduces a detail of an ancient relief found in Ravenna representing the empty throne of Neptune, which Marco Dente engraved in 1519 (Bibliothèque Nationale, Estampes, Eb 6 Res 41).
provenance
Sale, Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome, April 21, 1902, no. 438; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1580 (?) (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.8
height
7.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/16 x W: 2 13/16 in. (12.8 x 7.1 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
17015
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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56eb6a4d2d5f8696