Sujet

Cast of modillion faced with acanthus leaf, oak apples and ornate decorations, late 18-early 19 cen Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Cast of modillion faced with acanthus leaf, oak apples and ornate decorations, late 18th century-early 19th century. A modillion is an ornate bracket underneath a cornice which helps support the structure. This particular modillion is highly ornate, decorated with a large oak leaf with numerous lobes and acorns as well as scrolling vines and flowers on the sides. The cast is taken from an original object in the Museo Pio-Clementino (Pio-Clementine Museum) in the Vatican Museums in Rome. Scholars believe this modillion came from an ancient classical building.

Date

1775

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Royal Academy of Arts, London

Notre référence

HRM26A34_086

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

127.5Mo (7.2Mo) / 51.4cm x 62.2cm / 6067 x 7348 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature tree Italy architecture fruit plant plants country nut nuts Rome shape color oak decoration decorative oak leaf oak leaves acorn acorns Roman location century artefact cast mould decorated artifact bracket mold Plaster Cast Architectural Feature Colour 19th century 18th century Ancient Roman Ancient Rome Eighteenth Century nineteenth century trees object sculpture Unknown plaster 19th-century Royal Academy of Arts