ECL-Bm.12:99/3-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.12:99/3-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Reliefs: floral scroll
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
BM 12 nos.97,98,99,100 are catalogued together
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 ( was Fa 2) describes: ' quattro fregi d'arabeschi, rotti in piu pezzi, di una maniera eccellente. Solamente due di quelli arabeschi sono disegnati, gli altri due essendo molto rotti e guasti, et molto somiglianti a quelli che sono disegnati.'
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 ( was Fa 2) describes: ' quattro fregi d'arabeschi, rotti in piu pezzi, di una maniera eccellente. Solamente due di quelli arabeschi sono disegnati, gli altri due essendo molto rotti e guasti, et molto somiglianti a quelli che sono disegnati.'
Other number
Fa 3 no. 119
Description
Content (description)
97 and 98. A tall panel with a border of elaborate moulding. At the bottom is a clump of acanthus leaves, from which rises a rich floral scroll populated with birds, butterflies, a worm and a mouse. The piece is broken across the top.
99 and 100 show a very similar panel. The bottom is missing, but the top of the clump of acanthus leaves survives. The floral scroll is populated by birds, insects, a lizard and a snail. The piece illustrated in these two drawings are separated by a narrow break.
99 and 100 show a very similar panel. The bottom is missing, but the top of the clump of acanthus leaves survives. The floral scroll is populated by birds, insects, a lizard and a snail. The piece illustrated in these two drawings are separated by a narrow break.
Content (object)
relief
bust
bust
Dimensions
height (actual size): 753mm
width (actual size): 490mm
width (actual size): 490mm
Inscription
Ciferri Villa Medici No. 119 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
D No.119 written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower left.
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Ciferri, Bernardino (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Mansuelli (I ; no. 1)