Renato Brozzi specialised in animal engraving. At the Brussels World Fair, he exhibited sixteen plaques, all depicting farm animals such as cows, turkeys, sheep, pigs, etc. Three years later, nineteen more of the same designs were exhibited at the Ghent Fair. Three years later, nineteen more designs from this series followed at the Salon in Ghent. The turkey on this plaque is particularly realistically depicted and bears witness to great craftsmanship: the turkey is turned to the left with its feathers open, with two other turkeys and farm buildings in the background.
| Artist |
Renato Brozzi
RKD
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| Title | Plaque Medal: The Turkey |
| Period | 20th century |
| Medium and support |
founding (metal or glass working)
AAT
gilding (technique) AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) at the front, lower left: RBrozzi |
| on the reverse | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1913-BE |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1913 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1913-BE |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8270/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F
animals
Iconclass
25F3 birds Iconclass 25F38(TURKEY) walker and runner birds: turkey Iconclass |
| Algemeene Wereldtentoonstelling te Gent in 1913 (Paleis der Schoone Kunsten, 1 mei - 1 november 1913) : Groep II. Schoone Kunsten ; Klasse 9b ; Gesneden Penningen (Salon van de medailles) / Victor Tourneur. - Brussel : Drukkerij (Oud Huis We Monnom), 1913 (p. 153, lijst 296, nr. 4) |
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