Credenza
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1460s
Place MadeTuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumWalnut, poplar, and cypress
Dimensions109.4 x 301.3 x 75.3 cm (43 1/16 x 118 5/8 x 29 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27w70
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis credenza embodies the harmonious proportions and massive dignity of much Italian Renaissance furniture. The art historian Bernard Berenson also owned a credenza of this form and in 1906 Isabella Gardner saw it when she stayed with him at Villa I Tatti. She must have been impressed
by the piece and during her stay in Florence she bought her own example from the dealer Stefano Bardini.
Id725471
Last Updated8/14/24
EmbARK ObjectID12409
Source ID1534
