Decorative figures

Riccio, Andrea (1470-1532)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
15th century
Height:
16.8 cm  (6 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
bronze

    Item location

  • Frick Collection
    [Museum inv. no.: 1916.2.18]

Description

A lamp covered with decorative figures, among which six putti play a pipe and tabor, a bagpipe, a wind instrument, a lyre, and two string instruments (fiddle and lute?).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Galoubet [3970]
Bagpipe [3746]
Lyre [3501]
Lute [3394]
Fiddle [3142]
Side drum [2729] (tabor)

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Art in The Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996).

Sculpture in The Frick Collection: Italian (New York: The Frick Collection, 1970) vol. 3.

RIdIM record id

1763