Large Ewer And Its Basin In Chiseled And Gilded Bronze
Artist: Modèle De François Briot (1550-1615)visible Au Musée Du Louvre
Ewer and its basin in gilded bronze called "Cup of Temperance". Temperantia (Louvre Museum, model by François Briot, 1550-1615). Entirely covered with figures and ornaments; In the center of the basin is a medallion representing one of the Platonic virtues: temperance or moderation framed by the four elements: water, fire, air, earth. On the edges is represented Minerva, goddess of crafts, fine arts and wisdom as well as the seven liberal arts: the seven virtues: music, arithmetic, geometry, astrology, grammar and logic, rhetoric, knowledge or knowledge dimensions: basin Diameter: 45cm H: 6.5cm ewer: H: 30cm
13 500 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Renaissance, Louis 13th
Condition: Good condition
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 45cm
Height: 36 cm
Reference (ID): 1491907
Availability: In stock
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