UNKNOWN CABINETMAKER, Italian
(15th century, Florence)

Cassone with painted front panel

c. 1460
Tempera on panel, 38 x 130 cm
National Gallery, London

The front panel of the cassone (103 x 203 x 66 cm) shows a tournament in the Piazza Santa Croce, Florence. The gold has been removed on the chest. Originally, the armour of the knights participating in the tournament was silver.




© Web Gallery of Art, created by Emil Krén and Daniel Marx.