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Title: Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association Townsend, Horace, 1859-1922 Volpi, Elia, 1858-1938 Guglielmetti, Cesare A Rusconi, Arturo Jahn
Subjects: Volpi, Elia, 1858-1938
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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ng sides, shows traces of having been painted in tempera in a scrolledpatterning in various colors. The front is decorated with raisedfigures of pastille composition on a gilded ground, diaperedwith incised circles and dotted scrolls, and with leaves and flowersin low relief. In the center four female figures in classic robesrepresent Temperance, Strength, Justice and Prudence, eachholding her respective symbols. These are Hanked by candela-bra on square molded pedestals and by shields painted, in tem-pera, with armorial bearings of a rampant lion and six eaglesdisplayed. On the left are two centaurs fighting with clubs,and on the left the centaur Xessus carrying oil Dejanira. Thecassone stands on four shaped and bracketed front feet withMedusa heads and scrollings in high relief and gilded, and theends are decorated with medallions enclosed within circular floralgarlands painted in tempera. Height, 1 fat !) inches; length, •> feet 10 inches; width, 2 feet -\inches. (Illustrated)
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*\\V.)—Fifteenth Century Florentine Painted and Gilded Cas-sone, or Marriage CofferSarcophagus-shaped, with hinged molded and domed lid. Thefront is decorated in raised and painted pastille or compositionwork, on a gold background, with an allegorical subject ofBacchus and Ariadne in a triumphal ear drawn by wingedGryphons urged on by a youthful Bacchante. They are pre-ceded by a procession headecTby Pan playing his pipes and com-posed of Satyrs and Fauns. This subject is Hanked by twowinged sphinxes, holding small shields in red with gold crossbars.Above and below the panel are moldings enriched by bands ofraised rosettes and leaf ornamentations in gold on a blue ground.The base is molded Height, I feet .J1 \ inches; length, feet )■• \ inches; depth, 1 feet7 J 2 incites. (Illustrated) Note: The design of this cassone is attributed t Pollaiuolo (1429- 149(5).

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