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Bernini in Action: Gesture and Technique in Clay

In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (on view October 3, 2012–January 6, 2013), Anthony Sigel, Guest Curator, and Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard Art Museums, outlines the research and discoveries he and his fellow curators made in preparation for the exhibition. By researching Bernini's methods, Sigel has determined which figures Bernini created himself and which ones were likely created by assistants. His lecture includes his own photographs of the models and detailed descriptions of Bernini's methods.

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Tankard

Possibly by Jeremias II Flicker (master ca. 1610, died 1647)

Date:: 17th century
Culture:: German (Augsburg)
Medium:: Silver gilt
Dimensions:: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number:: 12.35.4

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] I F in circle, possibly maker's mark of Jeremias II Flicker, m. ca. 1610, d. 1647 (Seling no. 1246) [2] Pinecone (Augsburg) possibly Seling no. 52 (1630) [3] N R S in shield [4] 12 D in shield [3] and [4] are probably marks of redecorating in Vienna. Location of marks: [1] IF, stamped underneath base [2] pinecone stamped underneath base [3] stamped on flaring base [4] 12.D stamped on flaring base and on rim of cover
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Who
Jeremias II Flicker (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Gilt (9,043)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Tankards (307)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Germany (15,865)

Bavaria (988)

Augsburg (403)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Central Europe (including Germany), 1600–1800 A.D.

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