Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . SKMUs) VII. VASE BRONZE ITALIAN 15 CENT*. ( PIOT COLL.) K U* I N. DIAM. y IN. S. K I* ( b5). RI. STEVENSON TECIT I 53. VASE. BRONZE. No. 35—1865. A VERY beautiful work of the Italian school of the latter half of the^*- sixteenth century. The body of the vase is cylindrical, diminishingtowards the foot with a bold gadroon ornament. The cylinder itself has arich foliated decoration of an antique character, with a handle on each sideformed as a drooping acanthus leaf. The foot is very
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . SKMUs) VII. VASE BRONZE ITALIAN 15 CENT*. ( PIOT COLL.) K U* I N. DIAM. y IN. S. K I* ( b5). RI. STEVENSON TECIT I 53. VASE. BRONZE. No. 35—1865. A VERY beautiful work of the Italian school of the latter half of the^*- sixteenth century. The body of the vase is cylindrical, diminishingtowards the foot with a bold gadroon ornament. The cylinder itself has arich foliated decoration of an antique character, with a handle on each sideformed as a drooping acanthus leaf. The foot is very simply the neck is another belt of classic foliation, with borders of leaves,flowers and ox-skulls, suspended by ribbons. The style of this vase is good: and the ornaments are executedsharply and firmly, yet with great delicacy. It is of the best Florentinetime, and might have been produced in the studio of Donatello. Or wemay attribute it to Verrocchio, or one of his pupils. Verrocchios worksare by no means numerous, and are marked by great individuality andhighly finished execution. Botight for 2
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