The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cassapanca

Date:: third quarter 16th century
Culture:: Italian, Florence
Medium:: Walnut
Dimensions:: a) H. 61 x W. 86-1/2 x D. 24-1/2 in. (154.9 x 219.7 x 62.2 cm); b) H. 5-3/8 x W. 91-3/4 x D. 31-1/2 in. (13.7 x 233 x 80 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Purchase, funds from various donors, 1958
Accession Number:: 58.19a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 503

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Label inside lid: [1] Comitato Italia Francia/Mostra d'arte Italiana a Parigi/Proprietario Collezione Pisa. S.A. Leonardo/Firenze/Cassapanca in noce con figure giacenti/Inventario N. 362 [2] Mostra nazionale antiquaria/Citta di Firenze. Palazzo Strozzi/N. 444; [3] No d'inventario/362 (crossed out with) 69
Provenance

Count Elia Volpi , Davanzati Palace, Florence (before 1910–after 1916) ; Luigi Pisa , Florence ; [ Galleria Bellini (until 1958; sold to MMA) ]
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What
Wood (7,651)

Furniture (5,725)

Woodwork (2,582)

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Walnut (909)

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Cassapanche (2)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Italy (20,983)

Tuscany (1,162)

Florence (506)
When
A.D. 1400-1600 (20,545)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Florence and Central Italy, 1400–1600 A.D.