Pair of Candelabra
Founded in 1705 by Peter the Great, the armory at Tula developed steadily over the 18th century to become the center of Russian metalworking, especially in arms manufacturing. In the 1770s and 1780s, Catherine the Great took a keen interest in the work produced there, sending several of the most proficient craftsmen to England to study the decorative application of steel in armories in Sheffield and London. Subsequently, the Tula artisans surpassed the metalworkers in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, producing decorative wares that were as precious and precise as their brilliantly embellish...
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- overall: height 0.407 m, width 0.248 m
- Origin
- Russia, Tula
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image provider
- cleveland-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Design Metadata · 84%
The work is classified by the museum as Metalwork and Decorative Art and Design, and the objects are designed functional lighting fixtures.
Styles and Movements
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Neoclassicism Metadata · 96%
The museum description explicitly identifies the candelabra as typifying the Neoclassical taste in Russia during the late 1700s.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 99%
The two matching objects are arranged as a balanced pair, and each candelabrum has a strongly mirrored organization around a central vertical axis.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
The candelabra display dense repeated ornament, including faceted bead-like elements, ribbing, rosettes, patterned bands, and scrolling branches.
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Geometric Visual · 90%
Stepped square bases, cylindrical shafts, circular beads, repeated bands, and regular borders establish a clear geometric framework beneath the scrolling forms.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog date display is c. 1790–95, placing the work in the eighteenth century.
Materials
Furniture and Lighting
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Lighting Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the objects as a pair of candelabra, and the image clearly shows multiple candle cups and supporting branches on each object.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Pair of Candelabra. Cleveland Museum of Art.