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Description: Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

TitleNeptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleOther

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeOther

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsSculpture--TechniqueFigurinesBronze sculpture, Italian

StatusBy Dylan Smith, drawing showing the pouring of molten bronze into mold

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Reconstructing the Casting Technique of Severo da Ravenna’s Neptune

Dylan Smith

Facture: Conservation Science Art History Volume 1: Renaissance Masterworks

In the latter half of the fifteenth century one of the characteristic art forms of the Renaissance emerged in northern Italy — the bronze statuette ...

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Dylan Smith

PublisherNational Gallery of Art

Related print edition pages: pp.167-181

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00196.008

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-19983&redirecttoanchor=48619

Chapter subject tags:Sculpture--TechniqueSevero, da Ravenna, active 1500-1525Sculpture, Renaissance--ItalyConservation and restoration

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Drawing of golden section of Monument 4

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsN/A

DimensionsN/A

LocationN/A

Drawing of golden section of Monument 4

Stone slab figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureDiquís

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 800

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

DimensionsHeight 14 in. (35.6 cm)

LocationBaltimore Museum of Art

Accession number1960.30.75

Stone slab figure

Huaca Prieta, incised gourds

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 1950 BC

Object typeIllustration

Huaca Prieta, incised gourds

Description: Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing hollow bird bones in the belly and core pin holes...

Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing hollow bird bones in the belly and core pin holes (small, elongated, dark spots) marked by arrows on the back and on the side of the crown

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date664–525 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze, gold-alloy inlay

Dimensions14 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (37.5 × 9.5 × 24.1 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303839?q=1943.1118

Accession number1943.1118

Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing...

Horus falcon, x-radiograph showing hollow bird bones in the belly and core pin holes (small, elongated, dark spots) marked by arrows on the back and on the side of the crown

Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1770–1800

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, silver gilt

Dimensions42 x 20 x 28 cm

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/48482/huma-birdnbspbird-of-paradise

Accession numberRCIN 48482

Humā bird from the throne of Tipu...

Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan

Statue of a Young Centaur

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 24

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

Dimensions53 1/2 in. (136 cm)

LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome

http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/salone/statua_di_centauro_giovane_firmata_da_aristeas_e_papias

Accession numberinv. MC0656

Statue of a Young Centaur

Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 716

Object typeSculpture

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología e Etnología, Guatemala City

Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas...

Mutilation of Maya sculpture, Dos Pilas Stela 11

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Man on Horseback Combating a Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 09

Creator name (description)Perhaps based on a model by Giovanni Bologna or a Flemish artist in his circle

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1575–1725

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions29 × 24 × 17.6 cm

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/43973.html?mulR=783984887|565

Accession number1930-01-14

Man on Horseback Combating a Lion

Black horseman fighting a lion

Statue of an Old Centaur

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 24

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome

Statue of an Old Centaur

Griffin protome from a cauldron

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–600 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

DimensionsMa×imum preserved height: 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255367

Accession number1972.118.54

Griffin protome from a cauldron

Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 490–480 BC

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTerracotta, red figure technique

Dimensions4 3/4 × 12 in. (12 × 30.5 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

Accession numberF2294

Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior

Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail of recarving of hair

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304315?q=1970.21

Accession number1970.21

Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail...

Female head (probably Aphrodite): detail of recarving of hair

Julia Domna, back view, interior rods marked by arrows

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze, traces of gilding

Dimensions14 3/16 × 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (36 × 22 × 20 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312252?q=1956.19

Accession number1956.19

Julia Domna, back view, interior rods...

Julia Domna, back view, interior rods marked by arrows

Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 490–480 BC

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTerracotta, red figure technique

Dimensions4 3/4 × 12 in. (12 × 30.5 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

Accession numberF2294

Berlin Foundry Cup, detail of exterior

Hand from a life-size statue

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator name (description)Probably Roman

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze with traces of gilding

Dimensions6 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (17.1 × 10.8 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/301885?q=1994.123

Accession number1994.123

Hand from a life-size statue

Part of a foot from a large statuette

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator name (description)Probably Roman

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze

Dimensions2 1/4 in. (5.72 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304043?q=1973.21

Accession number1973.21

Part of a foot from a large statuette

Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 20

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date100–200 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

DimensionsH: 200 cm

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010278930

Accession numberMR 152

Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as...

Artemis, goddess of the hunt, known as Diane de Versailles

The Young Centaur

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 24

Creator name (description)After a drawing by Pompeo Batoni

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1739

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

The Young Centaur

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Julia Domna, front view

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze, traces of gilding

Dimensions14 3/16 × 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (36 × 22 × 20 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312252?q=1956.19

Accession number1956.19

Julia Domna, front view

Lost-wax casting of a hollow statuette

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator roleArtist

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Lost-wax casting of a hollow statuette

Description: Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the elongated fissures that follow the structure...

Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the elongated fissures that follow the structure of the compacted metal

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureItalic

Creator roleJeweler

Creation date850–700 BC

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsCopper alloy

Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (9.2 × 8.5 cm

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303957?q=1987.135.7

Accession number1987.135.7

Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the...

Quatrefoil fibula: detail showing the elongated fissures that follow the structure of the compacted metal

Elephant

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMuseum für Indische Kunst, Berlin

Elephant

Griffin protome from a cauldron

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–600 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

DimensionsMa×imum preserved height (without knob): 6 17/8 in. (17.5 cm)

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens

Accession number7582

Griffin protome from a cauldron

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–600 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

DimensionsMa×imum preserved height: 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm)

LocationOlympia Museum

Accession numberB 145 and B 4315

Griffin protome from a cauldron

Carving, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1062

Object typeSculpture

LocationGujarat, India

Carving, detail

Storyteller figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795

Accession number1989.83

Storyteller figure

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Justinian and his retinue, including...

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Elephant, alternate view

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Elephant, alternate view

Head of a lynx, detail of incised lines

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze

Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 13/16 in. (3.5 × 4.5 × 4.6 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/302057?q=1995.39

Accession number1995.39

Head of a lynx, detail of incised lines

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1530–1554

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments

LocationMuseo del América, Madrid

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Female head (probably Aphrodite): view from below showing V-shaped cut-out neckline

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeaded bronze

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304315?q=1970.21

Accession number1970.21

Female head (probably Aphrodite): view...

Female head (probably Aphrodite): view from below showing V-shaped cut-out neckline

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 930–970

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af

Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

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