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Wooden walnut box
Castillian workshop1526 - 1550
Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
Madrid, Spain
Wooden walnut box with stucco decorations and iron fittings.
The decoration is formed by grotesques and animals surrounded by vegetable scrolls. These have their origin in the Italian engravings of the 15th and 16th centuries that translate the decoration from Roman Empire buildings.
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Details
- Title: Wooden walnut box
- Creator: Castillian workshop
- Creator Nationality: Spanish
- Date Created: 1526 - 1550
- Physical Dimensions: w29 x h26 x d21 cm (Complete)
- Original Tittle: Arqueta
- Type: Furniture
- Rights: Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas. Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deportes. España, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. España
- External Link: CERES
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