The Barbarigo Armorial

late 16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 503

The painted coat of arms at the center of this magnificent feat of carving are surrounded by carved figures of the Seven Cardinal Virtues. The arms of Count Nicolo Antonio Giustiniani Barbarigo are nineteenth-century replacements for the earlier arms of the Barbarigo family.

Artwork Details

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Title: The Barbarigo Armorial
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Italian, Venice
Medium: Wood, gilded and polychromed
Dimensions: Overall: 82 × 52 in. (208.3 × 132.1 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1963
Object Number: 63.227
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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