Légende

Bed finial from the Hospital of St. John of God in Warsaw; maker: Redler, Jan Chryzostom 1704–1779, woodcarver bust; designer: Fontana, Jakub 1710–1773. Hospital bed finial in the form of a pediment with volutes on the sides and a corbel in the middle supporting a female bust; fastened with two pegs to the front section of the cornice crowning the canopy. Figure dressed in a tunic, head turned to the right, hair pinned up. Outline of the finial highlighted with a black ribbon stucco inlay, the corbel with slats. On the corbel, an oval hole with a wooden rotating medallion with inlaid letters on the obverse and reverse missing; above it, an inlaid number No illegible. The runners originally had garlands; the volutes had small brackets with turned, cup-shaped pinnacles. Ca. 1757–1760, Warsaw. Fragment of furniture; height 75 cm, width 95.5 cm, depth 14 cm., A carved bust of a person with a solemn facial expression wearing a draped garment, rendered in a dark black material with a few worn areas showing brownish tones; the figure's head is slightly tilted and sits on a wooden block base that is brown and weathered, and the background is a neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_171

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (3.1Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4001 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Bed finial Hospital St John God Warsaw maker Redler Jan Chryzostom 1704–1779 woodcarver bust designer Fontana Jakub 1710–1773 bed finial form pediment volutes sides corbel middle supporting female bust fastened two pegs front section cornice crowning canopy Figure dressed tunic head turned right hair pinned up Outline finial highlighted black ribbon stucco inlay slats oval hole wooden rotating medallion inlaid letters obverse reverse missing inlaid number No illegible runners originally garlands small brackets turned cup-shaped pinnacles Ca 1757–1760 Fragment furniture height 75 cm width 95.5 cm depth 14 cm carved bust person solemn facial expression wearing draped garment rendered dark black material worn areas showing brownish tones figure's head slightly tilted sits wooden block base brown weathered background neutral gray.