Chased bronze Kiss of Peace representing... - Lot 43 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

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Chased bronze Kiss of Peace representing... - Lot 43 - Pierre Bergé & Associés
Chased bronze Kiss of Peace representing the Lamentation over the dead Christ; architectural frame with fluted columns and pediment topped by a mascaron; inscription in the base PIETAS ADOMNIA [Piety is useful to all] (I Tim., IV, v.8) on a cut leather. Italy, after Moderno, first third of the 16th century Height: 16.1 cm - Width: 11.6 cm (very slight accidents, handle missing) Works consulted: D. Banzato and F. Pellegrini, Bronzi e placchette dei Musei Civici di Padova, Padua, 1989, pp 60 and 61; G. Toderi and F. Vannel Toderi, Placchette secoli XV-XVIII nel Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 1996; Images en relief La collection de plaquettes du musée national de la Renaissance, Paris, 2006, cat.20 and 21. There are many variants of this composition by Moderno, some of them late 17th century. This one, with its scrolled pediment and columns flanked by buttresses, is among the early 16th century fonts.
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