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Front panel of a walnut chest
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Front panel of a walnut chest

anonymous · 1540 · walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Front panel of a walnut chest. Within the molding, which leaves space for a lock plate, a man's head in profile is carved in a wreath, supported by two helmeted and winged shield-bearers, whose legs end in volutes with foliage and grotesques.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
furniturevoorbordfragmentchest
Credit lineVoorbord van een kist van notenhout. 1540. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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