Lot 67: Giovanni Bernardi de Castelbolognese (1496-1553) A Bull Hunt, oval bronze plaquette, 68.5mm. x 87mm., brown patina A bull, standing...

Est: £300 GBP - £400 GBPSold:

SpinkLondon, United KingdomJanuary 24, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Giovanni Bernardi de Castelbolognese (1496-1553)
A Bull Hunt, oval bronze plaquette, 68.5mm. x 87mm., brown patina

A bull, standing facing to the left with his head lowered, is attacked by three dogs, two horsemen and two men on foot. The exergue is empty.

The composition probably derives from an engraved rock crystal. Bange notes a chalcedony relief in Vienna, published by Tietze-Conrat, and Ricci cites two related 16th century cornelian cameos in Paris.

References
Bange 1922, 920; Kress 44; London, British Museum, T.W. Greene, 58; Planiscig 1924, 449; Ricci, ii, p. 272, no. 415
Tietze-Conrat, Jahrbuch der Kunsth. Samml. in Wien xxxv, p. 155.
Mariette, Traité des pierres gravées, I, pl. 123; 124

Artist or Maker

Giovanni Desiderio Bernardi

Auction Details

An Important Collection of Renaissance Medals & Plaquettes

Spink

January 24, 2008, 02:00 PM GMT

69 Southampton Row Bloomsbury, London, LDN, WC1B 4ET, UK

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