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品名（中）	门环
品名（英）	Door knocker
入馆年号	1957年，57.137.27a, b
策展部门	欧洲雕塑和装饰艺术（European Sculpture and Decorative Arts）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1485 - 公元 1515
创作地区
分类	金属制品铁（Metalwork-Iron）
尺寸	整体: 14 1/4 × 5 7/8 英寸 (36.2 × 14.9 厘米)
介绍（中）	这个龙形的铁制门环可能是在锡耶纳制造的，因为它与锡耶纳宫殿的珍贵配件最为密切，比如格里索利宫上的狮鹫形横幅支架。龙很可能不晚于16世纪第一季度，因为在该世纪后期制作的门环中，早期锡耶纳作品的自发性似乎已经丧失。龙和狮鹫都是由一根铁棒制成的，在锻造时会迅速弯曲成形。机翼和脚部的单独部件随后被加热、拉出，并用铁铆钉固定在杆上。最后，锤子和冲头被用来提供动物的识别特征，并创造出令人满意的表面装饰，例如，锤子敲击龙身的图案，这表明了它的鳞片。这些活泼的生物展示了托斯卡纳文艺复兴时期最好的铁匠作品的力量和生动。
介绍（英）	This iron door knocker in the shape of a dragon was probably made in Siena, for it is most closely related to such a prized accessory of the Sienese palazzo as the griffin-shaped banner holder on the Palazzo Grisoli. The dragon is in all likelihood not much later than the first quarter of the sixteenth century, since in knockers made later in that century the spontaneity of the earlier Sienese work seems to have been lost. Both dragon and griffin were constructed from an iron bar, rapidly bent into shape while hot from the forge. Separate pieces for wings and feet were then heated, drawn out, and attached to the bar with iron rivets. Finally, hammer and punch were used to supply the identifying features of the animals and to create a satisfying surface decoration, as, for example, the pattern of hammer blows on the dragon’s body that suggests its scales. These vivacious creatures demonstrate the strength and liveliness of form of the best work of the Tuscan Renaissance blacksmiths.