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Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses

Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses. Culture: Italian, Urbino. Dimensions: Overall: 19 × 20 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (48.3 × 52.1 × 37.8 cm). Maker: Workshop of the Patanazzi family (Italian, active ca. 1580-1620); Probably after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome). Date: 1584. This extravagant desk set celebrates the art of poetry while providing a writer with storage for the tools of his craft. The exterior decorations evoke ancient Roman art and honor the divine sources of creativity. Gods and muses perch beside famous poets atop an elaborate confection of drawers and removable containers, including inkwells and a sand-shaker (for drying fresh text). Inside, the compartments are decorated with images denoting their contents, such as scissors and quills.
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Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses
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Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses. Culture: Italian, Urbino. Dimensions: Overall: 19 × 20 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (48.3 × 52.1 × 37.8 cm). Maker: Workshop of the Patanazzi family (Italian, active ca. 1580-1620); Probably after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome). Date: 1584. This extravagant desk set celebrates the art of poetry while providing a writer with storage for the tools of his craft. The exterior decorations evoke ancient Roman art and honor the divine sources of creativity. Gods and muses perch beside famous poets atop an elaborate confection of drawers and removable containers, including inkwells and a sand-shaker (for drying fresh text). Inside, the compartments are decorated with images denoting their contents, such as scissors and quills.
Technique/matériel:
Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Fabricant:
Workshop of the Patanazzi family (Italian, active ca. 1580-1620) • Probably after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome)
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Taille de l'image:
4107 x 3274 px | 38.5 MB
Taille d'impression:
34.8 x 27.7 cm | 13.7 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
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