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Console of Oak
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Console of Oak

anonymous · c. 1400 - c. 1499 · gild; gilding (material); wood (plant material); bole (clay); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Console of oak, gilded on bole. The body is a cube, carved in relief with acanthus leaves and ending in an Ionic capital, decorated with foliage and a heavy egg-and-dart molding, under which a pearl string. The cube stands on a projecting base, which tapers at the bottom with acanthus leaves, ending in a hanging pomegranate. The abacus consists of three sections, the lower of which is decorated with a cyma motif.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineConsole van eikenhout. c. 1400 - c. 1499. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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