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The fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I
Portrait of Francesco I
Bust of Hercules II d'Este
Cello
The Boy with the Thorn - Spinario
Venus and Love
Este harp
Venus, Mars, and Cupid
Old man's head
Sacred Love and Profane Love
Gonzaga Vase
The fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I
Portrait of Francesco I
Bust of Hercules II d'Este
Cello
The Boy with the Thorn - Spinario
Venus and Love
Este harp
Venus, Mars, and Cupid
Old man's head
Sacred Love and Profane Love
Gonzaga Vase

Gonzaga Vase

Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, detto l'Antico

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Estense Gallery

Estense Gallery

Largo Porta Sant'Agostino, 337, Modena

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The vase, made around 1480, is one of the masterpieces of Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (around 1460-1528), for his ability to work bronze following classical models. Originally part of the Gonzaga collections in Mantua, from which it takes its name, it is first recorded in an inventory of objects transported from the Ducal Palace to the Liceo of Modena dating back to April 24, 1797. The work was presumably created to celebrate the wedding of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1446-1496), Count of Rodigo and Bozzolo, and Antonia del Balzo (1461-1538), which took place in 1479, as suggested by the main theme, namely the procession of Tritons and Naiads celebrating the wedding of Neptune and Amphitrite. The choice of the iconographic theme, as well as the rich decorations with festoons, emblems, tablets with emblems and mottos, are a precious testimony of the spread of antiquarian taste in the Paduan area during the 15th century thanks to the presence of Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506).
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Title: Gonzaga Vase

Author: Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, detto l'Antico

Date: 1480-85

Technique: Bronze

Displayed in: Estense Gallery

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