Cabinet
dated 1589; 1st third 17th c. (paintings) | Marcantonio Bassetti
The emerging fashion of assembling art collections not only required rooms purpose-built or reserved for this purpose – such as the “studiolo“ – but also new types of furniture for storing and presenting the objects collected. In time, these cabinets evolved into elaborate artworks in their own right: usually, the outside is architectonically designed and sumptuously decorated, while the inside contains drawers and niches for the objets d’art.
The emerging fashion of assembling art collections not only required rooms purpose-built or reserved for this purpose – such as the “studiolo“ – but also new types of furniture for storing and presenting the objects collected. In time, these cabinets evolved into elaborate artworks in their own right: usually, the outside is architectonically designed and sumptuously decorated, while the inside contains drawers and niches for the objets d’art.
Attributed to:
Marcantonio Bassetti , Malerei (1588 Verona - 1630 Verona) DNB
previously attributed to:
Alessandro Turchi, gen. L'Orbetto , (Maler) (1578 Verona - 1649 Rom) DNB
Time:
dated 1589; 1st third 17th c. (paintings)
Object Name
furniture; cabinet
Culture
Venice
Material/technology:
Wood, partially painted slate, sheet silver
Dimensions:
231 cm x 62,5 cm x 49 cm
225 cm x 61 cm x 43 cm
Inscribed
1579
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8658
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