Octagonal Casket
late 14th c./early 15th c. | Baldassare degli Embriachi
“Cofanetti nuziali” from Venice in the Time around 1400 These polygonal caskets are decorated with reliefs of couples in court dress or with mythological scenes from the story of Paris, the rape of Helen, or the birth of Adonis. Such receptacles were created in great numbers in the Embriachi workshop in Venice. They were used at weddings to present gifts of jewellery to the bride. The shields borne by ignudi or genii might be painted with the couple’s coats of arms.
“Cofanetti nuziali” from Venice in the Time around 1400 These polygonal caskets are decorated with reliefs of couples in court dress or with mythological scenes from the story of Paris, the rape of Helen, or the birth of Adonis. Such receptacles were created in great numbers in the Embriachi workshop in Venice. They were used at weddings to present gifts of jewellery to the bride. The shields borne by ignudi or genii might be painted with the couple’s coats of arms.
Workshop:
Baldassare degli Embriachi (tätig 1390 - 1409) DNB
Time:
late 14th c./early 15th c.
Object Name
Casket
Culture
Venice
Material/technology:
Wood with certosina inlay, bone
Dimensions:
H. 40 cm, B. 29,4 cm, T. 29,4 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8020