Inkstand in the Form of Atlas Holding a Globe
| Categories | Early - Primitive, Figural - Mythology; Literature; Religion; Fictional |
| Type | Mythology |
| Material | Bronze |
| Origin | Italy |
| Date or Era | first half 16th century or later |
| Measuring | 9 ⅜” high |
This bronze figural inkstand is part of the Museum of Art’s (NYC) collection of European metalwork. Atlas kneels on his right knee. With his left hand he clasps his left knee, and he supports a small oil lamp in the form of a globe on his shoulder. (The cover of the oil lamp – the upper half of the globe – is missing). He is mounted on a triangular base, adorned with friezes of gadroons and palmettes, and carried by three bulbous ornamented feet. Inkwells are placed on two corners of the base, and on the third is a sabier (hourglass).
This piece was made in the workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (active by 1496 – died before 1543)
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