Sujet

Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke.

Légende

Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Etching of a bronze firedog in the form of the Roman god Jupiter, one of a pair made c1570-1600 by Giuseppe de Levis in Verona, Italy. Firedogs were used to support logs burning in an open fire. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F36_460

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,2Mo (2,2Mo) / 29,5cm x 53,8cm / 3480 x 6349 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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