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The Gubbio Studiolo and Its Conservation
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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, XV century
(ca. 1479-1482)
Designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Italian/Gubbio; Provenance Gubbio, Italy
Inatarsia of walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods on walnut base;
190 15/16 x 203 15/16 x 151 3/16 in. (485 x 518 x 384 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1939 (39.153)
This is a detail from a small room (studiolo) intended for meditation and study. Its walls are carried out in a technique of wood-laying known as intarsia. The latticework doors of the cabinets, shown open or partly closed, are evidence of the great interest in linear perspective at the time. The cabinets contain objects reflecting Duke Federico's wide-ranging artistic and scientific interests; the depictions of books recall his extensive library. Imprese (emblems) of the Montefeltro are also represented. This room may have been designed by Francesco di Giorgio (1439–1502) and others; it was executed by Baccio Pontelli (ca. 1450–1492) with assistants. A similar room, still in situ, was carried out for the duke's palace in Urbino.
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