# Oil Lamp in the Form of a Conch on an Eagle's Claw [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Bronze, height 22 cm ## Commentary The claw of an eagle cast from nature represents a particularly popular element for oil lamps in the Paduan Renaissance, since its grasping form is not only interesting, but provides also good stability or the object, comparable to an antique tripod. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()