Perfume Burner Surmounted by a Satyr
Object type: Incense burner
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Desiderio da Firenze
Artist bio: Italian, born Florence, active Padua, 1532–45
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1530–40
Medium: Binary alloy (copper, tin, with traces of zinc, iron, nickel, silver, and antimony); a brown to olive green patina and minor traces of gilding.
Dimensions: H. overall 50 cm, h. of base 10.5 cm; h. of middle section, including bajonet joint, 15.5 cm; h. of cover, including the bajonet joint 26.4 cm.
Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Eagles|Satyrs|Musical Instruments