The Farnese Table
![The Farnese Table by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Guglielmo della Porta|Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard)](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/es/thumb/the-farnese-table-202115.webp)
Medium
Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers
Dimensions
Overall: 37 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 66 1/4 in. (95.3 × 379.1 × 168.3 cm) South base/support confirmed: 1306 lb. (592.4 kg) Center base/support, confirmed: 1266 lb. (574.3 kg) North base/support, confirmed: 1321 lb. (599.2 kg)
Classification
Sculpture-Architectural
Culture
Italian, Rome
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1958
Accession Number
58.57a–d
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of Renaissance Rome with *The Farnese Table* (ca. 1565–73), a monumental of architectural sculpture crafted by a stellar trio: architect Jacopo Barozzi da Vign, sculptor Guglielmo della, and artisan Giovanni Mynardo. Commissioned for the powerful Farnese family—whose coat of arms adorns it—this extraordinary table measures over 12 feet long, supported by massive marble piers weighing more than 1,200 each. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department, it exemplifies the era's fusion of architecture and lavish ornamentat...
About the Artist
Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Guglielmo della Porta|Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard) (Italian|Italian) · 1710 |1507 –1782 |1573
Italian, 1710–1782|Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome