Early Venetian Cassone c.1680
An incredibly detailed and early Venetian Cassone or âcofferâ c.1680. With expressive painting depicting Merman amongst foliate scroll work, holding a central armorial or plaque of raised Pastiglia housing a scene featuring a âMomento Moriâ. The central emblem shows figures holding - and surrounded by - mounds of human skulls (possibly sailors lost at sea or warriors lost in battle). In a deep blood red shade of âSangue di Bueâ, with an aged patinated surface.
Original: $5,122.69
-70%$5,122.69
$1,536.81
Description
An incredibly detailed and early Venetian Cassone or âcofferâ c.1680. With expressive painting depicting Merman amongst foliate scroll work, holding a central armorial or plaque of raised Pastiglia housing a scene featuring a âMomento Moriâ. The central emblem shows figures holding - and surrounded by - mounds of human skulls (possibly sailors lost at sea or warriors lost in battle). In a deep blood red shade of âSangue di Bueâ, with an aged patinated surface.
