Door-knocker, Door-knocker in the form of a descending monster, The narrowing backwards body is covered with acanthus leaves. It flows forward into a satyr head and two arms, the hands of which hold the horns of a bovine head that springs from his chest. Wings in the shape of acanthus leaves on the shoulders, the curling abdomen ends in a leaf. Under the bovine head as a push button a shell, under the abdomen the hinge, ornament, human monstrosities, monsters or mixed human and animal shape, 'Mostri' (Ripa), Andrea Briosco (follower of), Padua, c. 1525 - c. 1549, bronze (metal), h 27 cm × h 14.0 cm × w 17.0 cm × d 14.1 cm
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Door-knocker, form, descending monster, narrowing backwards body, covered, acanthus leaves, flows forward, satyr head, two arms, hands, hold, horns, bovine head, springs, chest, Wings, shape, shoulders, curling abdomen ends, leaf, Under, push button, shell, under, abdomen, hinge, ornament, human monstrosities, monsters, mixed human, animal shape, Mostri, Ripa, Andrea Briosco, follower, Padua, c, 1525, 1549, bronze, metal
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