Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . se molded, andcarved above with a bead-and-reel and below with an egg-and-dart pattern, the space between being richly carved in a patternof circular medallions, the center one enclosing the sacredmonogram those on either side childrens faces. Betweenare winged dragons terminating in voluted scrollings of acanthusleaves. The ground of the frieze is painted in blue; all else isgilded over a red ground. Height, feet - inches; width,
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . se molded, andcarved above with a bead-and-reel and below with an egg-and-dart pattern, the space between being richly carved in a patternof circular medallions, the center one enclosing the sacredmonogram those on either side childrens faces. Betweenare winged dragons terminating in voluted scrollings of acanthusleaves. The ground of the frieze is painted in blue; all else isgilded over a red ground. Height, feet - inches; width, feet - inches; depth, 1 foot2 inches. ( Illustrated) Note: Barrili, w 1 u> is the sculptor t a frame in the \ ilia Pia Collec-tion, was one o! the most famous ol Sienese carvers in wood, and i>especially known l>v the elaborate picture frames he designed andcarved, of which this is a typical example. ,....„. .»\ ,.,\ i,. t,i>. ».-\i »ii\. i Im ni\M«ir. nr>; ^ !.. .. .V uujiiii i if iTiim 11 iVu m uuTi i u 111 ? u i ui i tni fhsu mi mm .,WT,V\i ,,-. .,>.• ,,„ mm? ifti wmuiaiffl v.
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