Benin Bronzes - Wikipedia
The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand [a] metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Edo State, Nigeria. The metal plaques were produced by the Guild of Benin Bronze Casters, now located in Igun Street, also known as Igun-Eronmwon Quarters.
Benin Bronzes - British Museum
The 'Benin Bronzes' (made of brass and bronze) are a group of sculptures which include elaborately decorated cast relief plaques, commemorative heads, animal and human figures, items of royal regalia, and personal ornaments.
The Benin Bronzes Are among Africa’s Most Important Works of …
2019年2月21日 · Produced over the course of roughly 500 years, the Benin bronzes provide an aesthetically rich record of life in the thriving Benin kingdom, located in the tropical forests of what is now south-central Nigeria. They show the evolution of the empire’s second dynasty, which is believed to have begun in the 13th century and continues to this day.
The Oba: Leopard of the House (Ekpen N’Owa) - Art Institute of …
The oba is referred to metaphorically as “the leopard of the house,” and images of the beautiful, cunning, and immensely dangerous cat appear frequently in Benin’s royal arts. Before the British invasion in 1897, domesticated leopards were kept in the palace to demonstrate the oba’s mastery over the wilderness.
Benin leopards (16622) - Bronze, leopard, messenger, warrior, statue …
The palatial tribal art of Benin. Symbols of the Oba, these naturalistic zoomorphic figures, with neat details, form a majestic pair where leopards with slender bodies are depicted on alert, roaring. The tail coming back to rest on the neckline forms a graceful curve.
Exchange of Art and Ideas: The Benin, Owo, and Ijebu Kingdoms
These pendants and masquettes mirror in their size and appearance those found at Benin—leopard, crocodile, and ram’s heads (1991.17.123), as well as the faces of human rulers, allude to the extraordinary and fearsome powers of the king.
Benin Bronze Royal Leopard - BePrimitive.com
Among bronze animal depictions in Benin art the leopard appears most frequently. As “king of the forest” his reputation is as great as that of the Oba, or king. Killing a leopard was a privilege of the Oba, who had his own association of leopard hunters equipped with “special powers” which enabled them to kill these animals without ...
Edo artist | Leopard | Edo | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Leopard. Artist: Edo artist. Date: 1550–1680. Geography: Nigeria, Igun-Eronmwen guild, Court of Benin. Culture: Edo. Medium: Brass, iron. Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. × W. 5 in. × D. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 12.7 × 39.4 cm) Classification: Metal-Sculpture. Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A ...
Benin Bronzes | History, Art, British Museum, Controversy, …
2024年11月23日 · Benin Bronzes, loose term used to describe thousands of artworks looted in 1897 by the British army during its violent invasion of Benin City, the capital of the historic kingdom of Benin (located in what is now Nigeria). The works were largely made between the 15th and the 19th century by guilds of the royal court of the oba, or king, and ...
Benin Leopard (25667) - Bronze, leopard, messenger, warrior, statue …
African art - Bronze, leopard, messenger, warrior, statue, pirogues - Benin Leopard - Ethny : Edos Bénin, nigéria - item n°25667
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