
Ink-well in the shape of a kneeling Atlas holding a shell on his back
Lot Closed
June 17, 01:16 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Northern Italian, Padua, 16th century, circle of Severa da Ravenna (1466-1553)
Ink-well in the shape of a kneeling Atlas holding a shell on his back
bronze figure
H. 17 cm ; 6⅔ in.
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Italie du Nord, Padoue, XVIe siècle, entourage de Severo da Ravenna (1466-1553)
Atlas agenouillé portant une coquille sur son dos formant encrier
figure en bronze
H. 17 cm ; 6⅔ in.
This figure has been traditionally thought to represent Atlas. A comparable example, attributed to the circle of Severo da Ravenna, without the shell, was sold at Sotheby's London on 21 April 2004 (lot 32). Other versions, also shaped as inkwells, have the same posture as our Atlas. The collections of the Metropolitan Museum include an inkwell in the form of an Atlas carrying a globe (inv. no. 1975.1.1399). A figure of a kneeling satyr holding a shell, dated circa 1500-1530, is in the National Museum of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome (inv. no. PV 09236).
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Cette figure était traditionnellement identifiée comme Atlas. Un exemplaire comparable, attribué à l'entourage de Severo da Ravenna, sans la coquille, est passé en vente chez Sotheby's Londres le 21 avril 2004 (lot 32). D'autres versions, formant également encriers, reprennent la même posture que notre Atlas. Au Metropolitan Museum de New York se trouve un encrier en forme d'Atlas portant un globe (inv. no. 1975.1.1399). Une figure similaire de satyre à genoux tenant une coquille, datée vers 1500-1530, se trouve au musée national du Palais de Venise à Rome (inv. no. PV 09236).
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