Darius Marching to the Battle of Issus

workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni, c. 1450 - c. 1455

Apollonio di Giovanni was one of the most prominent cassone specialists in Florence. Cassoni (chests) were often produced in pairs, mostly on the occasion of marriages, with depictions of heroic deeds. Here, the Persian ruler Darius is shown going to battle against Alexander the Great.

  • Artwork typepainting, cassone
  • Object numberSK-A-3999
  • Dimensionsheight 48.5 cm x width 141.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicstempera on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Departure of Darius for the Battle of Issus
    • Darius Marching to the Battle of Issus

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3999

  • Description

    Voorpaneel van een cassone met een afbeelding van de stoet met Darius, koning van Perzië, voor de Slag bij Issus. In de stoet zijn moeder Sisygambis en zijn echtgenote Stateira. Vooraan worden een offertafel en een beeld van Apollo gedragen. Met geïntegreerde lijst.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘Sacrificium, Appollo, Dari rex, Mater et uxor Dari’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni, Florence

  • Dating

    c. 1450 - c. 1455

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tempera on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 48.5 cm x width 141.5 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.;…; collection Conte Carlo Cinughi, Siena, 1912-13;{Schubring 1912/1913, p. 203, pl. IV.} from whom purchased by Prof. Dr Otto Lanz (1865-1935), Amsterdam, before 1934;{Amsterdam 1934, no. 336; Amsterdam 1940, no. 106.} his widow, Anna Theresia Elisabeth Lanz- Willi (1870 - 1954), Amsterdam, 1935; from whom, CHF 2,000,000 and fl. 350,000, with xx other paintings, to Hans Posse (1879-1942), for Adolf Hitler’s Führermuseum, Linz, through the mediation of the dealer N. Katz, 1941;{Van Os 1978, p. 167.} war recuperation, SNK, 20 November 1945 (inv. no. NK 2358);{Provenance from 1934 to 1945 reconstructed by Ekkart et al. 2006; MCCP website, file card no. 4351; the Munich Central Collecting Point number 4351 is recorded in blue on the reverse of the panel.} on loan from the DRVK to the museum, 1952 (inv. no. SK-C-1425); 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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