MARRIAGE CHEST
carved and sculpted walnut wood. Iron handles
Furniture item with front and lid in the style of an antique sarcophagus, embellished by deep carvings with phytomorphic scrolls and corollas, with a central coat of arms decorated with fluttering bands. The projecting frame sculpted with oval patterns and feral paws are rendered with great realism.
The reference to the Raffaellesque decorative taste that was diffused in the Sixteenth century, all over central Italy, through drawings and prints, is certain.
Umbria, second half of the 16th century
cm 65x182x61
