Bird (Pelican?)

Type Subject
Date 1469-1471

Artist

Lorenzo da Origgio, Giacomo da Torre, Giacomo del Maino

Media

Carved walnut wood, inlaid and painted

Location

Milano, Castello Sforzesco, Civiche Raccolte d’Arte Applicata, inv. Mobili 1926

Notes

According to some scholars, the bird could be identified as an ostrich; however, this identification seems unlikely.

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