UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian
(active in 1500-1510 in Padua)

Oil Lamp in the Form of a Conch on an Eagle's Claw

1500-10
Bronze, height 22 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The claw of an eagle cast from nature represents a particularly popular element for oil lamps in the Paduan Renaissance, since its grasping form is not only interesting, but provides also good stability or the object, comparable to an antique tripod.