"Kunstkammer - Patinated Bronze Toad - Renaissance Style From Padua"
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Bronze with patina
Dimensions : W. 8 ; D. 10 (cm.)
Work in the stylz
A cabinet curiosity, this toad is dynamic and particularly detailed, with a dark green patina. It is a fine object of curiosity, based on the techniques developed in Padua by Andréa Riccio in the early 16th century.
References: Renaissance bronzes by John Pope-Hennesy
Illustration : Kunst - und Raritätenkammer by Frans II Francken, 1636
Condition report: very good
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