Manner of Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (circa 1470 – 1532) Italian, Padua, first half 16th century

Dr. Hugo Oelze, Amsterdam;
His sale, Paul Brandt , Amsterdam , 23-26 April, 1968, lot 8;
Edward R. Lubin, New York;
Collection of Heinz Schneider, Cleveland, Ohio;
His  sale, Sotheby's, New York, 14 June 1996, lot 110;
Where from acquired

William D. Wixom, Renaissance Bronze from Ohio Collections, Cleveland, 1975, no. 88;
Anthony Radcliffe, Malcolm Baker, Michael Maek-Gérard, Renaissance and later sculpture: with works of art in bronze, The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, London 1992, pp. 204-205, no. 32

This form of oil lamp was made popular in Antiquity and, as Radcliffe discussed, two variants of this model became popular in the Renaissance (op. cit.). The present bronze is an example of the 'more modern' variant incorporating draped shoulders. Both types were originally ascribed by Planiscig and subsequent scholars to Riccio and his Paduan workshop. However, Radcliffe noted the stylistic and technical characteristics of the cast which relate directly to those from the studio of another Paduan, Severo da Ravenna. Another cast of this model, surmounting a tripod base, is in the Untermyer collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 68.141.24), there catalogued as "manner of Andrea Ricco".