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Source Description
This double cabinet features the combination of architectural elements and relief carving that is characteristic of French furniture of the period. The elegant figural designs of the door panels often feature graceful but conventional allegorical figures copied from prints. Here, for example, the symmetrical ovals on the upper doors depict Minerva, goddess of wisdom (in military affairs) and Diana, chaste goddess of the hunt. Above and below are carved the four elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. The base of the chest is a replacement.
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Document identity
localId
19079
label
Cabinet
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
19079
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Cabinet
description
This double cabinet features the combination of architectural elements and relief carving that is characteristic of French furniture of the period. The elegant figural designs of the door panels often feature graceful but conventional allegorical figures copied from prints. Here, for example, the symmetrical ovals on the upper doors depict Minerva, goddess of wisdom (in military affairs) and Diana, chaste goddess of the hunt. Above and below are carved the four elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. The base of the chest is a replacement.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase, Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1570-1600
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
cabinets (case furniture)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
150
height
84.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 59 1/16 x W: 33 1/4 in. (150 x 84.5 cm)
Source extras
med
walnut and marble
creator_ids
15251
collection_ids
TAF
REN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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