Pastiglia Box Of The Renaissance

Raised lid with a trapezoidal section and flat at the top, closed by a puller

Decorated with scenes from mythology and classical antiquity

Structure in wood, gilded and decorated in relief with scenes made in pastiglia (mixture of glues and plasters)

Ferrara, second or third decade of the 16th century

Dimensions: 13 x 20.3 x 13.4 cm

These splendid and highly refined artefacts with historiated pastille decorations are linked to the culture of the Este courts during the Renaissance and of the cultured circles of the 15th and early 16th centuries.

Reality within which, Isabella d'Este and other noble and aristocrats cultivated their insatiable desire for ancient things, but also for contemporary works that evoked antiquity.

In this context, the pastiglia caskets, decorated with themes borrowed from Roman history and classical mythology, enjoyed great success.

The work, like all our other objects, will be sold accompanied by certificates of authenticity and lawful origin.

We personally take care of and organize the packing and shipping of the artworks with insurance all over the world. 
The object is provided with a certificate of free circulation, issued by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage, which certifies its age and gives the object the possibility of being exported.

WORK MOMENTARILY ON LOAN TO THE "MIRABILIA ESTENSI" EXHIBITION Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti, ala Tisi, from 23 March to 21 July 2024