Vatican Museums (Vatican City), Cast of modillion decorated with a palmette at its base.
Plaster cast, late 18th or early 19th c.. 285 mm x 225 mm x 170 mm, Weight: 5.1 kg. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Paul Highnam.
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Cast of modillion decorated with a palmette at its base
From: Vatican Museums (Vatican City)
RA Collection: Art
On free display in Green Room - North Dining Room
The cast is of a modillion and is in the Galleria dei Candelabri (H: 22, W: 20.5, D: 21). It is currently mounted upside down and supports a statue of Cupid in the sleep of death.
It was part of the collection of casts of Thomas Lawrence which were sold on auction on 10 May 1830 and acquired by the Royal Academy. The sales catalogue has eleven entries for "Ornament from Vatican".
Object details
285 mm x 225 mm x 170 mm, Weight: 5.1 kg
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