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ECL-Bn.2:8-2013

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Object number

ECL-Bn.2:8-2013

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Identification

Title

Relief: two griffins and candelabrum

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Comments

From the Palazzo Barberini
Was Fa 2 no. 216

Other number

Fa 3 no. 216

Description

Content (description)

Over a moulding decorated with oak leaves and acorns, two griffins face one another across a candelabrum, their forepaws raised. The candelabrum has a triangular base and its top member is an urn, from which rises a flame; two fillets hang from the top of the candelabrum. On right stands a tall vase, ornamented with leaves and masks, holding fruit and pine cones.

Content (object)

relief

Dimensions

height (actual size): 377mm
width (actual size): 482mm

Inscription

Ciferri Palazzo Barberini No. 216 written in ink on the back of the drawing

Inscription description

P. Barberini No. 216 written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower left.

Materials & techniques note

red chalk on paper

Production

Person

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

image 147986
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