Candlestick
An Italian inscription on this candlestick’s base states: ‘May and June 1468’. Carlo di Niccola di Messer Vieri de’ Medici was then gonfaloniere, the highest office in Florence. He commissioned the candlestick from the renowned sculptor Verrocchio to commemorate the peace of 1468, marking the end of the war against Venice. The candlestick stood in the town hall of Florence.
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Candlestick
An Italian inscription on this candlestick’s base states: ‘May and June 1468’. Carlo di Niccola di Messer Vieri de’ Medici was then gonfaloniere, the highest office in Florence. He commissioned the candlestick from the renowned sculptor Verrocchio to commemorate the peace of 1468, marking the end of the war against Venice. The candlestick stood in the town hall of Florence.
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An Italian inscription on this ...... in the town hall of Florence.
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Op de voet van deze kandelaar ...... in het stadhuis van Florence.
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Rijksmuseum
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Candlestick
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Kandelaar
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1468 - 1469
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1468 - 1469
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diameter 46,5 cm
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diameter 46.5 cm
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gewicht 50,2 kg
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height 151.5 cm
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hoogte 151,5 cm
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weight 50.2 kg
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Collectie: beeldhouwwerken
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Collection: sculptures
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provenance
Commissioned by Carlo di Nicol ...... ransferred to the museum, 1960
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derde kwart 15e eeuw
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third quarter 15th century
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