Cabinet
ca. 1560/70
The front of this cabinet features numerous drawers to store small objets d’art. The wealth and variety of objects contained therein turned such a piece of furniture into a miniature Kunstkammer in itself. The rich decoration is dominated by reverse-side glass painting in lacquer paints and by gold foil. It depicts the months of the year, the Muses and Virtues after engravings by the Nuremberg draughtsman and engraver Virgil Solis.
The front of this cabinet features numerous drawers to store small objets d’art. The wealth and variety of objects contained therein turned such a piece of furniture into a miniature Kunstkammer in itself. The rich decoration is dominated by reverse-side glass painting in lacquer paints and by gold foil. It depicts the months of the year, the Muses and Virtues after engravings by the Nuremberg draughtsman and engraver Virgil Solis.
Time:
ca. 1560/70
Object Name
furniture; cabinet
Culture
Nuremberg
Material/technology:
Wood, gilded copper, mother-of-pearl, reverse-side glass painting
Dimensions:
H. 46 cm, B. 93 cm, T. 45 cm
Signed
CR
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 3402
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