Pair of Candle Shades with Dionysus and Ariadne and Leda and the Swan
This pair of "ajouré," or openwork-carved screens demonstrate the extraordinary technical skills of the ivory cutter. Represented on the pair are two scenes from classical mythology, Dionysus and Ariadne on the island of Naxos, and Leda and the Swan.
Artifact
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id
77452
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Philippe Sichel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1898, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.343-344_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.343-344_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.343-344_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.94 (71.343, 71.344) |
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Medium
ivory
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