Cabinet Door Overlays with Images of Venus and Cupid
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Basic information
- ID
- С-II-697
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Cabinet Door Overlays with Images of Venus and Cupid
- Date of creation
- 15th c. (?)
- Country
- Italy
- Technique
- chasing
- Material
- metal alloy
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 28.1 x 25.1
Additionally
Information about author
Object description
The metal door fittings consist of two parts: a central arch (20.2 x 10.6 cm) framed by an ornamental ribbon with a keyhole, and an upper overdoor (7.9 x 14.5 cm). In the centre of the arch is a semi-naked female figure (Venus), with a child with wings on his back (Cupid). The figures stand on a floor laid out with square tiles. The overdoor with an ornamental border at the corners is decorated with winged figures, one of which holds a wreath in its hands, the other a caduceus. This is a piece of artisan work, made by a master craftsman at the request of the owner of the cabinet.
Inscriptions
On the reverse side inscriptions read: "79"; "45.G.N.M.L."; "392"; "№ С-ІІ-676 Львів ОКГ".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
