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Bell

Campanello - Bell
Object belonging
One's own
Category
Bronze sculpture
City
Rome
Location
Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia
Specific location
Room 17
Inventory
PV 10859
Material and technique
Bronze, patina, lacquer
Author
Jean Van den Eynde called Johannes a Fine (1515- c.1556)
Dating
1549
Dimensions
12; 9.5 cm.
Origin
Auriti Collection (1963)
Image copyright
SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

The two inscriptions on this bell feature on many of the artist’s bronzes. Such sought-after bells rarely ended up in a liturgical setting, but the subject depicted on them is not indicative of their original destination. The refined decoration of Jean van den Eynde, like those of other Flemish founders, draws on sacred and profane imagery, depicting angels, mythological figures, garlands of flowers and ribbons, ram heads and demonic creatures, and wreaths with the profile of one or several heroic figures. Van den Eynde, known as Johannes a Fine, consistently used the same imagery throughout his oeuvre. The handles of his bells, though, differ widely; the majority were simply made, but some were added or altered at a later date, while others are missing altogether, replaced by cords or elaborate tassels, as in this example. Occasionally the handle comprised three putti, with their backs to each other around a small column.

Pietro Cannata 

Bibliography

L. Planiscig, La Collezione Giacinto Auriti, Vienna 1931, no. 51; A. Santangelo, Museo di Palazzo Venezia. Catalogo delle sculture, Rome 1954, p. 49, pl. LXXII; P. Cannata, Rilievi e placchette dal XV al XVIII secolo, catalogo della mostra, Rome, 1982, no. 92, p. 81.

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