Manfredo Settala’s Cabinet of Art and Curiosities in Milan

Cesare Fiori (mentioned on object), c. 1666

In the space depicted here, every centimetre is used for the presentation of a wide variety of objects. Distinguished visitors of this 17th-century cabinet of art and curiosities must have been awed; it was like walking through an encyclopaedia. Fiori made the print to illustrate a book about the private collection of the Milanese clergyman Manfredo Settala.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2012-48
  • Dimensionsheight 197 mm x width 453 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Manfredo Settala’s Cabinet of Art and Curiosities in Milan

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2012-48

  • Description

    Een panoramisch overzicht van de reusachtige kunstkamer in het huis van de familie Settala in de Via Pantano in Milaan. In het rariteitenkabinet een uitstalling van wetenschappelijke instrumenten, natuurhistorische voorwerpen als hoorns, slagtanden, krokodillen en varanen, maar ook vazen, beeldhouwerken, schilderijen etc.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 2760
    • collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Cesare Fiori (mentioned on object), Italy
    • after design by Cesare Fiori, Italy

  • Dating

    c. 1666

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 197 mm x width 453 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2012-04-13

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Nicolaas Teeuwisse, Selected works Tefaf 2012, nr. 45

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