UNKNOWN CABINETMAKER, Italian
(active c. 1476 in Urbino)

Books and scientific instruments

c. 1476
Wood intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino

The construction of the Ducal Palace in Urbino was begun for Duke Federico da Montefeltro around the mid-fifteenth century. Federico's studiolo (a small study or cabinet) in the palace has beautifully executed intarsia work, surrounding the room's occupant with trompe-l'oeil shelves, benches, and half-open latticework doors displaying symbolic objects representing the Liberal Arts.




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