Commemoration of Woodcarver Ottaviano Jannella

Sculpture, tools, and eyeglasses of Ottaviano Jannella Italian

ca. 1654–60

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

This box celebrates the work of the Italian woodcarver Ottaviano Jannella, renowned for his masterful and ingenious manipulation of boxwood. While later in date than the Netherlandish works featured here, the assemblage of carvings, tools, and materials bears witness to the extraordinary technical accomplishment of sculptors who created intricate worlds from modest blocks of wood.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Commemoration of Woodcarver Ottaviano Jannella
Artist: Sculpture, tools, and eyeglasses of Ottaviano Jannella (Italian, Ascoli Piceno 1635–1661 Ascoli Piceno)
Artist: Portrait by Bernardino Consorti (Italian, Ascoli Piceno ca. 1785–1859 Rome) , 1819
Date: ca. 1654–60
Culture: Italian
Medium: Boxwood, metal, and glass; engraving on paper
Dimensions: Outside of box: 6 7/16 × 13 3/8 × 5 1/4 in. (16.4 × 33.9 × 13.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature-Wood
Credit Line: The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (AGOID.29339)
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters