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Peter Flötner (Thurgau, 1490 - Nürnberg, 1546)
Prudence
Concave round bronze plaque with brown patina; 76.1 mm; 65.5 g.
Prudence, seated in a shell-shaped niche, looks at herself in a mirror; opposite her, a winged Cupid also looks at the mirror. In the background, a tree trunk and a view of a city.
Splendid contemporary fusion.
Biblical Planiscig 447 – tab. 34; Weber 1975, p 81 n 62.5, pl. 20. Bekker, 1998; 263
Prudence, seated in a shell-shaped niche, looks at herself in a mirror; opposite her, a winged Cupid also looks at the mirror. In the background, a tree trunk and a view of a city.
Splendid contemporary fusion.
Biblical Planiscig 447 – tab. 34; Weber 1975, p 81 n 62.5, pl. 20. Bekker, 1998; 263
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Placquettes, Medals, Sculptures and Ceramics from the 14th to the 19th century
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, wed 5 March 2025
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