Cantoria

first quarter 16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 534

This singing gallery, or cantoria, would have been installed high on the wall of a church of considerable dimensions, as yet undiscovered.

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Title: Cantoria
Date: first quarter 16th century
Culture: Central Italian
Medium: Travertine, iron
Dimensions: L. 152 in. (386.1 cm.); H. 68 in. (172.7 cm.); W. 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
Classification: Sculpture-Architectural
Credit Line: Gift of The Hearst Foundation, 1956
Object Number: 56.234.25
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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