Sujet

Pair Of Wall Sconces, 1730/31. Creator: Peter Archambo.

Légende

Pair Of Wall Sconces, 1730/31. These extravagantly ornamented sconces were originally part of an impressive silver collection amassed by George Booth, second Earl of Warrington. They come from a set of six made for the earl's bedchamber at his country estate. In the center of each, an image modeled in relief illustrates a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses: one depicts Phaethon falling from the chariot of the sun while the other shows Narcissus transfixed by his reflection in a still pond.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A23_475

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55,1Mo (2,0Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,9cm / 4960 x 3883 (300dpi)

Mots clés

England historical pair arts country metal figure figures art British museum English color design decoration decorative narcissus lighting silver craft crafts antique craftsmanship location century gallery Britain cherub cherubs floral literature artefact concept illustrations exhibition mythology angelic exhibit decorated silverware artifact art museum flowered metamorphoses art gallery sconce putto Colour floral pattern Museum of Art Floral Design Greek mythology 18th century cherubim Eighteenth Century phaeton culture history historic putti illustration silver Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso Phaethon Applied Arts art centre Clark Art Institute amorini wall sconce Heritage Art Peter Archambo Archambo Peter Peter Archambo I pair of