Fine Renaissance Bronze Model of a Toad
Fine Renaissance Bronze Model of a Toad
Period 1500-1700
Origin Italy
Medium Bronze
Dimension 5 x 7.5 x 9.5 cm (2 x 3 x 3³/₄ inches)
Superb dark brown colour and patina
Bronze
Italy Padua
16th Century
SIZE: 5cm high, 7.5cm wide, 9.5cm deep - 2 ins high, 3 ins wide, 3¾ ins deep
Period: 1500-1700
Origin: Italy
Medium: Bronze
Dimension: 5 x 7.5 x 9.5 cm (2 x 3 x 3³/₄ inches)
Provenance: CF: For a similar Toad with a toad balanced on its back, see Samuel H. Dress collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession number: 1957.14.88
Literature: In the 16th century, Padua was at the centre of scientific exploration. A famous university town, there was also an abundance of workshops producing small bronzes of crustaceans, shells, small reptiles and amphibians, which
were sometimes cast from nature, these had intellectual appeal as natural
specimens and were often destined for the Wunderkammer of scholarly
collectors.
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