Well Head
Well Head
3D
Published 2016-12-12T10:26:34+00:00
This functional object is also a display of flamboyant virtuoso carving. Its sides depict a shield with the arms of the Contarini family, Justice holding a sword, a putto leaning on a tree trunk, and Fortitude holding a crown. Bartolomeo Buon had been previously employed by the wealthy merchant Marino Contarini on his sumptuous palace, the Ca’ d’Oro.
This square well-head is carved from orange-red Verona marble. The outer edge of the pediment is decorated with strips of rope-work and diamond patterns. The four faces show:
A) A half length figure of Justice, crowned and holding a sword
B) A putto leaning on a tree trunk
C) A half-length figure of Fortitude, crowned and holding a small column
D) A tournament shield decorated with a foliated roundel which bears the arms of the Contarini.
Gallery location:
Medieval & Renaissance, Room 50a, The Paul and Jill Ruddock Gallery, case EXP
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Printed at 0.15 mm layer height with white PLA from Real.
| Date published | 12/12/2016 |
| Time to do | 200 - 220 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 25 |
| Dimensions | 65x40x65 |
| Technology | FDM |
| Complexity | Medium |
| Title | Well Head |
| Date | 1425-1430 |
| Dimension | Height: 86.5 cm Wellhead, Width: 103 cm, Depth: 105 cm, Weight: 856 kg |
| Accession | 1842-1892 |
| Period | Gothic |
| Medium | Orange Verona Marble |
| Record | http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O108786/well-head-wellhead-unknown/ |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |