15th century Italian cassone

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Maker

(craftsman)
1400-1499

Title

15th century Italian cassone

Date of Production

(circa) 1400

Medium

medium : material : wood & moulded gesso

Dimensions

Height: 65 cm
Depth: 62.5 cm

Object Number

F.1947.LF.1

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Sumptuously decorated chests (called cassoni) were made in association with the marriages of the Italian elite at this date. This example belongs to a group of chests depicting animals in moulded and gilded gesso; the number of species represented here, including lions, eagles and dogs, is unusual.

The gilding, which has darkened over time, would originally have made a splendid visual effect.

Provenance

Lee Bequest 1947

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