Box with Military Scenes from Antiquity
c. 1520–1530
Medium
pastiglia on gilded wood
Dimensions
20.3 × 29.9 × 21.6 cm
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1981.8
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About this artwork
This box features four military scenes from antiquity: an allegiance, a triumph, a battle, and an execution.
About the Artist
Workshop of the Cleveland Casket (Italian)
The designation "Italian" in art collections typically refers to an anonymous artist or a loose attribution to works from Italian schools, rather than a specific individual. With 173 known artworks in the museum's collection, this entry likely encompasses paintings by unidentified masters active across various periods, such as the Renaissance, Baroque, or later eras. Early life and personal detail...