ECL-Bn.10:12-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.10:12-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
A pillar decorated with weapons in relief
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Bn 10. 1-36 are all drawings of the details of the pillar, now in the Uffizi
Description
Content (description)
Detailed relief decoration from a pillar, of weapons and shields heaped together in confusion. Tunic in centre has a very human torso, and skirt. A crab on a shield and a scabbard tied with a ribbon.
Content (object)
column
Content (note)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 470mm
width (actual size): 600mm
width (actual size): 600mm
Inscription
Written in ink on the back of the drawing: Columna instrumentis Bellicis ornata/ Florentiae in Palatio Magni Etruriae Ducis/a meridie/ ejus Frontis........ pars sexta
(Topham's hand)
(Topham's hand)
Materials & techniques note
grey and brown wash on ivory coloured paper with white highlights
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Mansuelli (Nos. 2-3)
