Myths and gendered spectatorship in sixteenth-century italian carved cassoni
Auteur :
Leshem, Bar
Éditeur :
Pallas Publications
ISBN :
9789048567997
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2026
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Nederlands
Carved cassoni, marriage chests finely adorned with mythological reliefs, stood at the heart of elite domestic life in sixteenth-century Italy. This book offers the first comprehensive study of sixteenth-century cassoni and their imagery, restoring them to the center of early modern visual culture.