Chest

anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1570

The front has reliefs with the biblical story of David and Goliath. On the short sides are the virtues Hope (left) and Justice (right). They were meant to inspire the bridal couple for whom the cassone was made to lead a virtuous life. Presumably there were once two chests, each with a coat of arms: one for the bride’s family, one for the groom’s.

  • Artwork typefurniture, case furniture, chest, cassone
  • Object numberBK-16643
  • Dimensionsheight 73 cm x width 183.5 cm x depth 56 cm, width 183.5 cm x depth 56 cm
  • Physical characteristicsdeels vergulden notenhout

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Chest

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16643

  • Description

    Kist van notenhout, gedeeltelijk verguld en rustend op overhoeks geplaatste dierenklauwen, waarboven consoles met acanthusblad en daar weer boven gebeeldhouwde staande profetenfiguren. Het voetstuk bestaat voornamelijk uit palmetten. Het front is versierd met gebeeldhouwde reliëfs. Aan weerszijden van een cartouche met wapenschild, geflankeerd door vrouwenfiguren met palmtak, zijn episoden uit het verhaal van David en Goliath afgebeeld; op de zijkanten de Hoop en de Rechtvaardigheid.

Creation

  • Creation

    • furniture maker (person): anonymous, Italy
    • furniture maker (person): anonymous, Toscane (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1560 - c. 1570

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    deels vergulden notenhout

  • Dimensions

    • height 73 cm x width 183.5 cm x depth 56 cm
    • width 183.5 cm x depth 56 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, before 1933;{Photo album ‘Het huis van Dr F. Mannheimer, Amsterdam’, 1928-32, Rijksmuseum, inv. no. B-F-1963-426-29.} from whom, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 76, no. M 17, Artistic no. 11/29; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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