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Farnese Chest
This elaborate coffin was commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese and is notable for its rich iconographic programme and numerous Greek and Latin inscriptions. Three Greek inscriptions show mottoes of the Farnese, namely "Lily of Justice", emblem of Paul III; "Strike like this", inspired by Hom., Il. 21.282 to symbolise Farnese's ability to get to the heart of things; and "We have sailed beyon…
Creator
- Manno Sbarri
- Giovanni Bernardi
- http://viaf.org/viaf/38317659
- http://viaf.org/viaf/32797151
- Giovanni Bernardi
- Eustathius of Thessalonica
Subject
- Goldsmithing
- Toreutics
- goldsmithing
- toreutics
Date
- 1548-1561
- 1548/1561
Medium
- Gilded silver, rock cristal, enamel, lapis lazuli
Creator
- Manno Sbarri
- Giovanni Bernardi
- http://viaf.org/viaf/38317659
- http://viaf.org/viaf/32797151
- Giovanni Bernardi
- Eustathius of Thessalonica
Subject
- Goldsmithing
- Toreutics
- goldsmithing
- toreutics
Date
- 1548-1561
- 1548/1561
Medium
- Gilded silver, rock cristal, enamel, lapis lazuli
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
- MUSEU_HUB
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Temporal
- 16th century
- 16th century
Places
- Museo di Capodimonte
Provenance
- Naples, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Identifier
- Inv. AM 10507
- 037a_Id_12
Format
- Embossing; chiselling; carving
Language
- Greek
- Latin
- lat
- ell
Is part of
- GrECI
Providing country
- Cyprus
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-08-15T09:24:08.045Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-08-20T17:09:39.214Z