Satyress and her Infant, ca. 1520 or later, Indirect cast; copper alloy, dark brown with areas of black patina., H. 25.5 cm., Metalwork-Bronze, Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (Italian, active by 1496, died before 1543), In this tender vignette, a satyress looks downwards with a dreamy and pensive expression while an infant satyr at her knee glances upwards, grasping a bird in his right hand. The candle socket in the satyress's right hand and the shell-shaped inkwell would have provided illumination and ink for writing
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Satyress, Infant, ca, 1520, later, Indirect cast, copper alloy, dark brown, areas, black patina, H, 25.5 cm, Metalwork-Bronze, Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, Italian, active by, 1496, died before, 1543, tender vignette, satyress looks downwards, dreamy, pensive expression, infant satyr, knee glances, upwards, grasping, bird, right hand, candle socket, satyress, shell-shaped inkwell, provided illumination, ink, writing
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