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Grotesque little monster
The body of a snail, the legs of an ostrich, a head that is birdlike yet human: the silversmith Arent van Bolten was fascinated by such bizarre monsters, as is evidenced by his numerous design drawings and prints. This statuette may have once served as an incense burner or an oil lamp.
Contributors
- Bolten, Arent van
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25FF3
Type of item
- figure
- Figure
Contributors
- Bolten, Arent van
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25FF3
Type of item
- figure
- Figure
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1610 - c.1630
Place-Time
- first quarter 17th century
- second quarter 17th century
Places
- Zwolle
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4372
- Zwolle
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.4372
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.24510
- BK-16127
Extent
- height 17.0 cm
- height 20.2 cm
- width 10.0 cm
- depth 15.2 cm
Format
- bronze (metal)
- Bronze
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: sculptures
- collectie: beeldhouwwerken
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:24:29.469Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:04:59.088Z