New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Candlestick on Claw Foot

Artist Severo di Domenico Calzetta (Severo da Ravenna) (Italian, active 1496 - 1525)

CultureItalian

Date1500-1599

MediumBronze

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number77.1259.6

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 203

DescriptionThis is a bronze candle holder for a single candle. The lower portion is shaped like a bird's claw. It is very realistic, and four sharp talons balance the whole piece.

Label TextSevero da Ravenna Italian, active 1496–1525 Candlestick on Claw Foot, 1500s Bronze Renaissance sculptors often made small bronzes with interchangeable parts that could be combined to fulfill a specific patron’s wish. This candlestick’s claw-foot base unscrews from the stem to serve as a mount for other objects such as oil lamps or perfume burners. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.1259.6