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Mesa Farnese

Designer 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
ca. 1565–73
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Mesa Farnese
  • Fecha: ca. 1569
  • Material: Mármol, alabastro egipcio, piedras semipreciosas
  • Dimensiones: 95 x 379 x 168 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Harris Brisbane Dick, 1957
  • Número de inventario: 58.57a–d
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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