A 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

Esta mesa monumental representa o estilo do Alto Renascimento romano. Embora não se conheça com certeza quem participou de sua construção, acredita-se que quem a construiu foi o artesão Jacopo Barozzi, de Vignola, (italiano, 1507–1573), autor do mobiliário esplêndido de salões de recepção do Palácio Farnese, em Roma, para o qual foi construído esta mesa magnífica. O topo da mesa, criado por Jean Menard, um artista francês que trabalhou na Itália de 1525–1582, é um trabalho em pietra dura com incrustações de diferentes tipos de mármore e pedras semipreciosas que servem de moldura para duas “janelas” de alabastro egípcio no centro. Os suportes de mármore provavelmente foram esculpidos por Guglielmo della Porta (italiano, ca. 1515–1577) e os artesãos do palácio sob sua liderança. Os lírios, que fazem parte da decoração, são emblemas da família Farnese e os brasões dos suportes maciços são do cardeal Alessandro 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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