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Source Description
A confronted pair of winged figures, male and female, blow curved horns. The male holds grapes and his partner, a flower. The body of each ends in a foliate scroll with a convoluted end. The black background is strewn with minute sprays and tendrils in gilding. Signed on the lower left: F.L. The plaque may be dated to the last decade of the 16th century.
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Document identity
localId
20359
label
Sirens
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20359
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sirens
description
A confronted pair of winged figures, male and female, blow curved horns. The male holds grapes and his partner, a flower. The body of each ends in a foliate scroll with a convoluted end. The black background is strewn with minute sprays and tendrils in gilding. Signed on the lower left: F.L. The plaque may be dated to the last decade of the 16th century.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 16th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.9
height
13.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/2 x W: 5 3/8 in. (8.9 x 13.7 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
3473
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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24c6c499e8d9f3b8