Kunstkammer - Crab In Patinated Bronze - Renaissance Style From Padua

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Crab
Bronze with patina
Dimensions : W. 15 ; D. 10(cm.)
Work in the style

A curiosity in the cabinet, this crab is dynamic and particularly detailed, with a dark green patina. Originally, these small bronzes were cast directly onto the model. This is a fine object of curiosity, based on the designs developed in Padua by the entourage of Andrea Riccio in the early 16th century. 

References: From Filarete to Riccio, Italian Renaissance bronzes by Philippe Malgouyres
Illustration: Kunst - und Raritätenkammer by Frans II Francken, 1636
Condition report: very good