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Fame
Panel: Fame. Marble, carved in high relief. Rectangular, very slightly wider at the top than at the bottom. Fame, portrayed as a winged young girl facing to the left, is standing on a small ship with a ram's head prow, and a winged demi-figure projecting from the stern. She has long curling hair drawn towards the back of her head, and is nude except for a drape which flows out behind her and wraps itself round the horn which is blowing. The horn curves out in front of her, then back behind her left wing and over her head, where it terminates in a monster's head with an open mouth.
History note: Sir William Drake: J.P. Heseltine by 1912; sold Sotheby's, 24th May 1935, Catalogue of valuable bronzes and statuary..., lot 80 ; E.L. Paget: sold Sotheby's, 11-12 October 1949, Catalogue of the well-known collections of fine Italian bronzes..., lot 112; sold to A. Spero for £115; Lt Col the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958); his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek
Bequeathed by Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC in his memory.
Depth: 4.3 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela
16th Century, Early#
Circa
1500
-
Circa
1525
Italian, Milan (?)
Carving : Carved marble
Inscription present: large rectangular with black egg and dart border
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Inscription present: square printed in black
Inscription present: circular label
Accession number: M.43-1997
Primary reference Number: 31241
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_43_1997
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fame" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31241 Accessed: 2024-11-05 08:32:14
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