Sujet

Carved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: D Jones.

Légende

Carved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a pair of bellows, made mid-late 16th century in Italy, possibly in Rome or Florence. Bellows were used to help an open fire burn more vigorously. By pumping with both hands, oxygen could be directed through the nozzle to feed the flames. This set of bellows is carved with masks and sirens, with the mouth of the central face serving as air-inlet. The grotesque ornament may derive from prints of Antique sculptures of Roman actors' masks. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F37_060

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,8Mo (2,0Mo) / 26,1cm x 58,3cm / 3084 x 6890 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italien bois visage masque arts découpage pays corps corps livre musée laiton en bois découpé La Renaissance endroit siècle littérature objet façonné mythologie objet façonné grotesque sirène sirènes 19e siècle créature mythique B W 16ème siècle dix-neuvième siècle seizième siècle noix The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston D Jones Jones D Jones D. D. Jones