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Scrigno con scene tratte da romanzi cavallereschi

ca. 1310–30
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 02
Il coperchio di questo scrigno, che raffigura scene tratte dai racconti del ciclo arturiano e di altri poemi cavallereschi, descrive l’assalto al metaforico Castello dell’amore con un torneo e i cavalieri che lanciano rose dalle catapulte. Il pannello sul davanti illustra due scene toccanti tratte dalla tragedia di Piramo e Tisbe, a destra, mentre sulla sinistra vediamo Aristotele che insegna ad Alessandro Magno e due scene di Fillide a cavallo sulla schiena di Aristotele. Le estremità illustrano Tristano e Isotta; un cacciatore che uccide un unicorno; un cavaliere che porta in salvo una dama; infine Galahad mentre riceve la chiave del castello. Sul retro sono raffigurate scene di Lancillotto e Gawain e le fanciulle che accolgono con gioia il loro liberatore.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Scrigno con scene tratte da romanzi cavallereschi
  • Data: ca. 1310-30
  • Area geografica: Parigi
  • Cultura: Francese
  • Materiale e tecnica: Avorio d'elefante
  • Dimensioni: 10,9 x 25,3 x 15,9 cm
  • Crediti: Cofanetto: dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917; pannello anteriore: The Cloisters Collection, 1988
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.173a, b; 1988.16
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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