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Wrought iron strongbox polychromed with damask effect. Nuremberg. 16th century.
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Wrought iron strongbox polychromed, with damask effect. Nuremberg. 16th century.45 x 94 x 48 cm.It bears a strong resemblance to the strongbox dating from the mid-16th century, kept at the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid (inv. CE0806).As Miguel Ángel Marcos Villán reports in his catalogue entry for the strongbox kept in Valladolid, "from the late 15th century to the 18th century, workshops specialising in metalwork in southern Germany, of which there were many in cities such as Augsburg and Nuremberg, specialised in the production of a type of strongbox or safes that spread far and wide. Constructed entirely of thick sheets of wrought iron, with their corners and surfaces reinforced with riveted bands of the same material, they had side handles for transportation.""The pictorial decoration," continues Marcos Villán, "was usually reserved for the highest quality pieces, typically featuring simple floral motifs in white, green, and red tones, although occasionally it could be more complex, including other types of motifs." In the case of the example described, "it is decorated with a pair of musicians, a fife player, and a drummer, dressed in the fashion of German mercenaries from the first half of the 16th century."In the case of this strongbox, the decoration on the front is divided into ten panels, distributed in two rows of five. The two panels at the ends are decorated with the same bouquet of flowers and the six central ones with different motifs: two cardinal shields, a mask, two rosettes, and an Asian fisherman. The decoration on the sides is divided into four panels each, with an identical floral motif. The back, as usual, is not decorated.The mechanism of this type of piece for the locking system is very striking. "A single key allowed all the mechanism to be activated, a complex gear with pins, springs, and bolts that moved in unison and in four directions to open the box. This locking system was impossible to manipulate from the outside, hence the prestige that these strongboxes came to have," states the official blog of the Alhambra and Generalife Board of Trustees. In fact, there is also a strongbox in the Alhambra Museum that has great similarities to this one.The key is not preserved but it still has one of its two original padlocks. Reference bibliography:- Alhambra and Generalife Board of Trustees official blog. (20 de abril del 2017). “Arca de caudales”. https://www.alhambra-patronato.es/arca-de-caudales- Germanic workshop. (Mid 16th century). Arca de caudales. Museo Nacional de Escultura. (inv. CE0806). https://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Viewer?accion=4&AMuseo=MNEV&Museo=MNEV&Ninv=CE0806
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Wrought iron strongbox polychromed, with damask effect. Nuremberg. 16th century.45 x 94 x 48 cm.It bears a strong resemblance to the strongbox dating from the mid-16th century, kept at the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid (inv. CE0806).As Miguel Ángel Marcos Villán reports in his catalogue entry for the strongbox kept in Valladolid, "from the late 15th century to the 18th century, workshops specialising in metalwork in southern Germany, of which there were many in cities such as Augsburg and Nuremberg, specialised in the production of a type of strongbox or safes that spread far and wide. Constructed entirely of thick sheets of wrought iron, with their corners and surfaces reinforced with riveted bands of the same material, they had side handles for transportation.""The pictorial decoration," continues Marcos Villán, "was usually reserved for the highest quality pieces, typically featuring simple floral motifs in white, green, and red tones, although occasionally it could be more complex, including other types of motifs." In the case of the example described, "it is decorated with a pair of musicians, a fife player, and a drummer, dressed in the fashion of German mercenaries from the first half of the 16th century."In the case of this strongbox, the decoration on the front is divided into ten panels, distributed in two rows of five. The two panels at the ends are decorated with the same bouquet of flowers and the six central ones with different motifs: two cardinal shields, a mask, two rosettes, and an Asian fisherman. The decoration on the sides is divided into four panels each, with an identical floral motif. The back, as usual, is not decorated.The mechanism of this type of piece for the locking system is very striking. "A single key allowed all the mechanism to be activated, a complex gear with pins, springs, and bolts that moved in unison and in four directions to open the box. This locking system was impossible to manipulate from the outside, hence the prestige that these strongboxes came to have," states the official blog of the Alhambra and Generalife Board of Trustees. In fact, there is also a strongbox in the Alhambra Museum that has great similarities to this one.The key is not preserved but it still has one of its two original padlocks. Reference bibliography:- Alhambra and Generalife Board of Trustees official blog. (20 de abril del 2017). “Arca de caudales”. https://www.alhambra-patronato.es/arca-de-caudales- Germanic workshop. (Mid 16th century). Arca de caudales. Museo Nacional de Escultura. (inv. CE0806). https://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Viewer?accion=4&AMuseo=MNEV&Museo=MNEV&Ninv=CE0806
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On this special occasion, we present a careful selection of European and New Spanish works, including a previously unpublished painting by Luca Giordano, a magnificent private collection of medieval Spanish sculpture and wonderful examples of painting and sculpture from Spanish America art among other.
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