Workshop of Vincenzo Grandi
1485-1577,
Pair of Altar Candlesticks
Italy, ca. 1500-1525
Bronze.
AZ035.1: 33 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches (860 x 310 mm); AZ035.2: 33 1/8 x 12 5/8 inches (840 x 320 mm)
AZ035.1-2
Provenance
Said to have belonged to Doge Luigi Mocenigo of Venice, patron of Jacopo Sansovino (Florence 1486-1570 Venice), and later to have been in the church of San Stefano, Venice; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan from Lowengard, 1904 and 1906. (A reason for the tradition of the Mocenigo provenance may be that the candlesticks were formerly attributed to Sansovino, two similar examples are preserved in the church of San Stefano, Venice.)
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscriptions: ...in Latin: LIBER GENERATIONIS; JESU CRISTI; FILII DAVID. AZ035.2 - Base is decorated with three angels each reading a book with inscriptions in Latin: "FILDA VI II T - LIBER - IECR IS SVTI".
Summary
The triangular bases are decorated with sphinxes, the sides are decorated with the angel and ox symbolizing SS Mathew and Luke, and the stems are ornamented with cherubs, acanthus foliage, and rosettes. The pricket candlestick has a metal spike on which the candle rests.
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