The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 3, 2023

Box with Military Scenes from Antiquity

c. 1520–1530

Workshop of the Cleveland Casket

(Italian)

Workshop of the Cleveland Casket (Italy), 16th century

Pastiglia on gilded wood

Overall: 20.3 x 29.9 x 21.6 cm (8 x 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1981.8

Location

117A Italian Renaissance

Description

This box features four military scenes from antiquity: an allegiance, a triumph, a battle, and an execution.

Provenance
Mary Lyman Morgan Burns, North Mymms Park. (Christie's, London, 24-26 September 1979, no. 7). (David Carritt, Ltd., London).
Exhibition history

The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.8