Front Panel of a Cassone (Pannello Frontale de Cassone): Leopards
furniture maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeSiena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumPoplar and walnut, with remains of gilding
Dimensions58 x 167.9 cm (22 13/16 x 66 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF16w8
eMuseum ID726347
EmbARK ObjectID11742
TMS Source ID918
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 105.
Jacqueline Marie Mussacchio. Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace (New Haven and London, 2008), p. 136-40, fig. 131.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 120, no. 37.
Jacqueline Marie Mussacchio. Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace (New Haven and London, 2008), p. 136-40, fig. 131.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 120, no. 37.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer through the art dealer Alfredo Barsanti, Rome on 2 November 1897 for 300 francs.
