Mesa Farnese

Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola Italian
 Marble piers carved by Guglielmo della Porta Italian
 Pietre Dure top attributed to Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard) French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 503

Aunque no se sabe con certeza quiénes participaron en la factura de esta mesa monumental, epítome del estilo altorrenacentista romano, se cree que el diseñador fue Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola (italiano, 1507–1573), autor de la incomparable decoración de los salones de recepción del Palacio Farnese en Roma. El tablero de pietra dura es obra de Jean Ménard, francés que trabajó en Italia de 1525 a 1582. Tiene incrustaciones de diversos mármoles y piedras semipreciosas que sirven de marco a dos «ventanas» de alabastro egipcio en el centro. Los pies de mármol quizá se deban a Guglielmo della Porta (italiano, ca. 1515–1577) y a artesanos del palacio bajo su supervisión. Las flores de lis en la ornamentación son emblemas de la familia Farnese, mientras que las pesadas bases ostentan los blasones del cardenal Alejandro Farnese.

The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome

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The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome
The Farnese Table, Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome), Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, Italian, Rome

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