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Andiron

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Andiron

Model, workshop of Niccolò Roccatagliata (Italian, born Genoa, active 1593–1636)

Date:: 17th century or later
Culture:: Italian, Venice
Medium:: Copper alloy with a warm brown patina under a partly worn dark brown to black patina, cast in three segments.
Dimensions:: H. 125.5 cm
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number:: 1975.1.1387a, b

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Provenance

Baron Nathaniel von Rothschild (1840-1915), Vienna; [Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York]. Acquired by Robert Lehman through Rosenberg & Stiebel, along with Nos. 23-24 (1975.1.1387a, 1975.1.1388a), in 1956.
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Who
Niccolò Roccatagliata (16)
What
Metal (59,370)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Metalwork (14,716)

Copper (6,255)

Patina (368)

Andirons (147)
Where
Europe (148,590)

Italy (20,984)

Venice (1,391)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,180)
In the Museum
Robert Lehman Collection (2,589)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Venice and Northern Italy, 1600–1800 A.D.

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