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Source Description
The shafts of these candlesticks are decorated with gilt floral scrolls, the bases with oval medallions representing the Twelve Caesars. These profiles of the Roman emperors were taken from one of the many 16th-century books illustrated with classical portraits.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
77473
label
Pair of Candlesticks: The Twelve Caesars
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.9 (44.51, 44.52)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77473
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.9 (44.51, 44.52)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Candlesticks: The Twelve Caesars
description
The shafts of these candlesticks are decorated with gilt floral scrolls, the bases with oval medallions representing the Twelve Caesars. These profiles of the Roman emperors were taken from one of the many 16th-century books illustrated with classical portraits.
provenance
Jacques Seligmann, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.9 (44.51, 44.52)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
candlesticks
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.8
height
17.7
dimensionsRaw
Each H: 7 13/16 x W: 6 15/16 in. (19.8 x 17.7 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
3796
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
61e199f58f17a397