Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge

anonymous, 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 on panel

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: anonymous, Florence

  • Dating

    c. 1450

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tempera on panel

  • 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

  • Acquisition

    gift 1940-03

  • 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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