Coppia di candelabri a cinque braccia con baccante e tirso

Pierre-Philippe Thomire, Coppia di candelabri a cinque braccia con baccante e tirso
Author: 

Pierre-Philippe Thomire (attr.)

Type: 
Instrument, tool, product
Year: 
1805 - 1810
Material and technique: 
bronzo dorato
Size: 
cm 83 x 38
Inventory: 
MN 63-64

Il corpo dei candelabri è dato da una baccante in bronzo con un tirso dorato nella mano destra o sinistra e i cinque bracci del candelabro nell'altra mano. I bracci si dipartono da un paniere colmo di grappoli d'uva. I temi bacchici ricorrono anche sulla base, dove si trovano maschere di Bacco e festoni.

Masterpieces of the hall

The hall

Sala I

The first two rooms, divided only by a marble balustrade, form a unique area dedicated to the splendour of the First Empire (1804-1814). Here are collected the large canvases which depict numerous members of the imperial families in noble and conventional poses. Next to these official portraits, commissioned by Napoleon after his consecration as emperor, are displayed the private portraits, which, through the waxesof Giambattista Santarelli, enamel miniatures, cameos by Nicolò Morelli, and snuff boxes, give a more intimate portrait of the Bonaparte family’s history.

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