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Source Description
This frame once held a mirror made of convex glass or polished metal. (The present mirror is a modern replacement.) This is a type of decorative personal luxury object that might be part of a bride's dowry; the empty shields would have been painted with the coats of arms of the wedded pair, represented by the young kneeling couple paying their respects to the winged figure of fate, his eyes blindfolded to suggest the element of luck in the proceedings but holding a scepter and globe to convey his universal sway. Graceful, winged spirits surround the mirror itself. The distinctive inlays of stained wood and horn mark this piece as from the workshop of Baldassare Embriachi (personally active ca. 1390-1409) about 1390-1435 in Venice.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7516
label
Mirror Frame
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
5
Source metadata
id
7516
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mirror Frame
description
This frame once held a mirror made of convex glass or polished metal. (The present mirror is a modern replacement.) This is a type of decorative personal luxury object that might be part of a bride's dowry; the empty shields would have been painted with the coats of arms of the wedded pair, represented by the young kneeling couple paying their respects to the winged figure of fate, his eyes blindfolded to suggest the element of luck in the proceedings but holding a scepter and globe to convey his universal sway. Graceful, winged spirits surround the mirror itself. The distinctive inlays of stained wood and horn mark this piece as from the workshop of Baldassare Embriachi (personally active ca. 1390-1409) about 1390-1435 in Venice.
provenance
F. Ongania, Venice [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1400-1410 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
frames (furnishings)
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
44.7
height
27.6
depth
3
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 5/8 x W: 10 7/8 x D:1 3/16 in. (44.7 x 27.6 x 3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian
style
Gothic
med
bone, wood and horn inlay
creator_ids
15568
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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no
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photo
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4402bfe53bd936f7
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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f5c55279177fa5aa
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no
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no
seq
5
type
photo
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ab782189c134686f
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no
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no