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built-in cabinet - front

Lucas Jan Efrem's workshopXVIII w.

The District Museum in Toruń

The District Museum in Toruń
Toruń, Poland

A built-in cabinet consisting of a frame and a door. The frame is decorated with 8 fields separated by a ribbon ornament, filled with plant motifs and rocaille. The frame is topped with a 3-part tympanum with a wavy line, decorated with a rocaille ornament and plant motifs and an inscription. The door is topped with a flattened arch, in their center there is a representation of a standing man turned to the left, in a decorative justokor and wig, with his left hand he points to sealed letters lying on a table, on which there is also a caduceus and a winged ball, with his right hand he points to his forehead. At the bottom, to the right of the man, a fragment of a boat has been placed. This representation is surrounded by a frame built of rocaille and plant motifs, additionally at the bottom there are images of 2 naked children.

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  • Title: built-in cabinet - front
  • Creator: Lucas Jan Efrem's workshop
  • Date Created: XVIII w.
  • Physical Dimensions: 158x83cm
  • Type: built-in cabinet
  • Medium: wood
  • Art Genre: szafka wnękowa
  • Art Movement: barok
  • Art Form: marquetry
The District Museum in Toruń

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