Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono,Trebizond Cassone, c. - TopicsExpress



          

Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono,Trebizond Cassone, c. 1460, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (not part of the current exhibition). The Trebizond Cassone is one of the best-preserved painted wedding chests from this period. Trebizond, a Byzantine empire on the Black Sea, extended trading privileges to Florence in the late 1450s. The patron of the chest was probably a Florentine merchant who assumed his bride would recognize the setting, costumes, and political events represented.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 19:20:12 +0000

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