cma-european-art: Toad, c. 1500-1550 or later, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and Sculpt
cma-european-art: Toad, c. 1500-1550 or later, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and SculptureCasting animals from life was a common Renaissance practice, connected to scholars’ interest in natural history and a taste for oddities. Drowning the toad in ammonia left the animal’s body intact. The workshop then manipulated the head, opened the mouth, and cast the creature as a functional object for the study.Size: Overall: 8.3 x 13 cm (3 ¼ x 5 1/8 in.)Medium: bronzehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1987.5 -- source link
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