ECL-Bm.4:22-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.4:22-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Relief: swan feeds young, garlands beneath
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Sampson Catalogue states that in Topham's finding aid 3 (formerly Fa 2):
'pellicano, che con il suo sangue ravvivi i figliolini'.
Bm 3. 13-32 are from the Villa Montalto
'pellicano, che con il suo sangue ravvivi i figliolini'.
Bm 3. 13-32 are from the Villa Montalto
Other number
Fa 3 no. 18
Description
Content (description)
Top centre a swan with outspread wings feeds its three young in a basket filled with leaves and fruit. From the bottom of the basket hang two garlands of small bunches of leaves and three tablets suspended on a fillet. The ends of fillets billow out.
Content (object)
relief
Dimensions
height (actual size): 372mm
width (actual size): 257mm
width (actual size): 257mm
Inscription
Villa Montalto no.18
Inscription description
18 written on the front lower left
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
