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Pair of Candelabra

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Italian Artist · 1775–1860

Architect, portrait painter, furniture designer, ornamentalist, and collector, Filippo Pelagio Palagi had a self-described "mania for antique things" that affected all aspects of his life. His interest in archaeology began when he moved to Rome in 1806 and soon became a fundamental inspiration in his work. Palagi was interested in Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman antiquity, whose motifs he inv

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Date: about 1830–1840
Medium: Gilt bronze
Culture: Italian
Department: Decorative Arts
Institution: Getty Museum

Fluted Doric columns on rectangular pedestals molded with classical motifs form the main structures of this pair of candlesticks. Winged figures and male nudes participate in the design by holding drip pans and candle sockets in their outstretched arms. In 1832, the celebrated Bolognese designer Filippo Pelagio Palagi was selected by King Carlo Alberto of Savoy to redecorate a number of rooms in several of his palaces. The formal style of these candlesticks is in keeping with other metal objects and furniture designed by Palagi, so scholars assume that these pieces originally formed part of the decor of one of palaces.

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