Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence: The Courtauld Wedding Chests
by Caroline Campbell, Courtauld Institute Galleries
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One of the most important and historically neglected art forms of Renaissance Florence, cassoni were pairs of chests which were lavishly decorated with precious metals and elaborate paintings in order to celebrate the marriages of powerful families. This catalogue reflects the Courtauld's beautiful and ornate examples.Tags
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jcbrunner The sumptuous wedding chests on display at the Londoner Courtauld Gallery offers a glimpse into the wealth and power the socially inferior Lusanna was fighting against.
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Caroline Campbell is Curator of Paintings at the Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence: The Courtauld Wedding Chests
- Original publication date
- 2009
- Important places
- The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House, London, England, UK
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Art & Design, Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 749.09455109031 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Furniture and accessories standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Europe
- LCC
- NK2725 .C36 — Fine Arts 3600-(9990) Other arts and art industries Decorative arts Furniture
- BISAC
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