خزانة ميداليات

Designed by Jean Brandely French
 Woodwork by Charles-Guillaume Diehl French
 Mounts and large central plaque by Emmanuel Frémiet French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

في الوقت الرّاهن، يُحتفظُ بالأنموذج الأصليّ لهذه الخزانة بمتحف أورساي بباريس. وقد سبق عرضها في معرض باريس الدولي سنة 1876م، فأثارت وقتئذ ردود فعل غير إيجابيّة في الغالب. بيد أنّ ديهل نجّار الأبنوس سَرّتهُ النّتيجةُ بما أنّه صنع خزانة ميداليّات ثانية تكاد تكون مطابقة للخزانة الأولى، واحتفظ بها لنفسه، وهي الموجودة أمامنا الآن. ولقد تحرّرت قطعةُ الأثاث هذه من المعايير الفنيّة السّائدة سواء أكان هذا في الشّكل أم في التزويق. وتعبّر النواحي البارزةُ في اللّوحة المركزيّة عن درجة عالية جدّا من الإحساس بالوطنيّة الفرنسيّة، ورُمـِزَ إلى ذلك من خلال انتصار الملك ميروفيتش على شعبَي الأتيلا والهون سنة 451م. ويبدو ميروفيتش يقف مبتهجًا بنصره فوق عربة كان الرّجلُ الذي يقودها يحفّز الثّيرانَ التي تجرّها حتّى تدوسَ على جسد واحد من الأعداء.

Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris

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Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris
Cabinet, Designed by Jean Brandely (French, active 1855–67), Oak veneered with cedar, walnut, ebony and ivory; silvered-bronze mounts, French, Paris

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