Table Cabinet of Archduke Ferdinand II
ca. 1582, Reference/Person: Erzherzog Ferdinand II. Sohn des Ferdinand I. von Habsburg Österreich, Landesherr von Tirol
Table Cabinet of Archduke Ferdinand II
Numerous works of art, natural objects, and curiosities were originally stored in the drawers of this table cabinet. The program of the silver decoration, with representations of the elements, continents, and celestial gods, likewise alludes to the microcosm of a “miniature Kunstkammer.” The labours of Hercules and the allegories of virtue refer to Ferdinand and his second wife, Anna Caterina Gonzaga, whom he married in 1582.
Object data
Object Name
furniture; cabinet
Culture
Southern German or Mantua (?)
Dated
ca. 1582
Reference/Person
Material
Ebony, maple, nutwood, silver
Dimensions
H. 75 cm, B. 62 cm, T. 45 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, 883
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