id:			122542
accession number:	1942.802
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.802
updated:		2021-03-27 12:14:16.039000

Paschal Candlestick, c. 1525-1550. Northern Italy, possibly Padua, 16th century. Bronze; overall: 123.2 x 41 x 44 cm (48 1/2 x 16 1/8 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.802

title:				Paschal Candlestick
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creation date:			c. 1525-1550
creation date earliest:		1525
creation date latest:		1550
current location:		117A Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture:	Northern Italy, possibly Padua, 16th century
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 123.2 x 41 x 44 cm (48 1/2 x 16 1/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
	opening date:   1942-11-12T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Palazzo of the Spada-Varaldi (Bologna, Italy)
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	Prince Spada (Rome, Italy)
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	Art market (Amsterdam, Netherlands
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	French and Co. (New York, New York), sold to John L. Severance.
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	John L. Severance, upon his death, held in trust by the estate.
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	Estate of John L. Severance, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
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wall description: 
In Roman Catholic practice, a large candlestick holds the Paschal Candle, blessed and lit for the first time on Easter eve, then used on significant occasions throughout the year. Despite its religious function, the decorations here are entirely secular-ranging from panthers and bound satyrs to the heads of raptors and goats. These elements derive from ancient Roman sculpture and were especially popular among intellectuals in northern Italy, who were actively exploring connections among pagan traditions, ancient philosophy, and Christianity.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. [28], Plate XII, cat. no. 22; Mention: p. 31, cat. no. 22
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n35

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 236
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n51

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