Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge

anoniem, c. 1450

Pieces of Italian furniture, especially chests (cassoni), were often decorated with scenes from legends and Classical antiquity. Although cassoni were painted by some of the most important artists, the majority were produced by anonymous decorative painters. This panel, from one such cassone, depicts the Roman general Horatius Cocles defending the bridge to Rome against the Etruscans.

Artwork typepainting, cassone
Object numberSK-A-3302
Dimensionsheight 40 cm x width 128 cm
Physical characteristicstempera op paneel

Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge

Identification

Title(s)
Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3302
Description
Cassone met de voorstelling: Horatius Cocles verdedigt de Pons Sublitius. In het midden verdedigt Horatius Cocles te paard de toegang tot de Pons Sublitius terwijl achter hem de brug afgebroken wordt. Rechts het legerkamp van de aanvallende Etrusken, links de belegerde Romeinen bij de zuil van Trajanus.

Creation

Creation
painter: anoniem, Florence
Dating
c. 1450
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Material and technique

Physical description
tempera op paneel
Material
Dimensions
height 40 cm x width 128 cm

This work is about

Subject
Place

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Ary Prins (1816-1867), Schiedam;{Verslagen 1940, pp.12-13.} purchased from his estate by Dominicus Antonius Josephus Kessler (1855-1939) and Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann (1868-1947), Kapelle op den Bosch, near Mechelen, before 1922;{Verslagen 1922, p.8.} on loan to the museum, 1922-1927;{SK-C-1121.} donated, with xx other objects, by Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann to the museum, 1940
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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