id: 127713
accession number: 1950.375
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Base for a Satyr and Satyress Group, early 1500s or later. Italy, possibly Padua, early 16th century or later. Bronze; overall: 33.7 x 14.9 x 18.4 cm (13 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.375
title: Base for a Satyr and Satyress Group
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creation date: early 1500s or later
creation date earliest: 1500
creation date latest: 1650
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Italy, possibly Padua, early 16th century or later
technique: bronze
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Sculpture
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 33.7 x 14.9 x 18.4 cm (13 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art and Humanism in the Renaissance
opening date: 1962-01-23T05:00:00
Art and Humanism in the Renaissance. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 23-February 25, 1962).
title: Nature and Antiquity in the Italian Renaissance
opening date: 1985-12-04T05:00:00
Nature and Antiquity in the Italian Renaissance. Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (organizer) (December 4, 1985-March 2, 1986).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, (fall, 1943-1944): "15th and 16th c. Sculpture in Bronze and Wood, lent by Dr. Ernst Wittman," (no cat.)', 'opening_date': '1943-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Stadtische Galerie - Liebieghaus, West Germany, (Frankfurt) Dec 4, 1985 - March 2, 1986. cat. no. 167, repr.', 'opening_date': '1985-12-04T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Monastery of Heiligenkreuz, Austria, sold to Ernö Wittmann
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Dr. Ernö Wittmann (Budapest, Hungary), sold through R. Stora & Co. (New York, New York) to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1950.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Planiscig, Leo. Piccoli Bronzi Italiani Del Rinascimento. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1930. no. 124.
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Meller, Simon. "Dr. Wittmann Ernő kisplasztikai gyűjteménye." Magyar Művészet 10 (1934): 235–236.
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Milliken, William. "Two Renaissance Bronzes." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 38, no. 2 (February 1951): 36-37, 42-44.
page number: Reproduced: p. 38; Mentioned: p. 43
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141689
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 239
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n51
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 87
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n111
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 87
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n111
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 100
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n120
Martineau, Jane, Charles Hope, Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), Sea Containers Group, and Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Ltd. The Genius of Venice 1500-1600. London: Royal Academy of Arts, in association with Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983. p. 377.
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Ebert-Schifferer, S., and Liebieghaus. Natur Und Antike in Der Renaissance. Frankfurt am Main: Liebieghaus Museum Alter Plastik, 1985. no. 167, p. 465.
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Ford, Terence, Research Center for Musical Iconography (U.S.), and International Repertory of Musical Iconography (Organization). RIdIM/RCMI Inventory of Music Iconography. No 8. New York: Research Center for Musical Iconography, 1986. no. 154, p. 73.
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Cannata, Pietro, and Museo oliveriano di Pesaro. Piccoli Bronzi Rinascimentali E Barocchi Del Museo Oliveriano Di Pesaro. Pesaro: Ente Olivieri Editore, 1987. p. 13
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Malgouyres, Philippe. De Filarete à Riccio: bronzes italiens de la Renaissance (1430-1550) : la collection du Musée du Louvre. 2020.
page number: Reproduced and mentioned; pp. 221-222, fig. 54
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