The Cassone Paintings of Francesco Di Giorgio
The wood paneled chests, or cassoni, painted by Francesco di Giorgio early in his career are thought to represent the pinnacle of his achievements. This monograph treats Francesco’s fifteenth-century cassone paintings in terms of chronology, iconography, and overall importance; included is his Triumph of Chastity, now in the collection of the Getty Museum. |
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Aeneas appear architectural arms attributed to Francesco background believe Benvenuto di Giovanni Berenson fragment biccherna book cover biccherna cover cesco's chariot color Coor Coriolanus Coriolanus cassone Coronation of 1471 detail Dido and Aeneas documented Florentine Fran FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO Francesco's cassone paintings Francesco's earliest Gabbrielli family Getty cassone Getty Triumph Girolamo da Cremona illumination inches Italian Joseph and Potiphar's Joseph Sold Kansas City Kress Collection landscape later legend Liberale da Verona Liberale's Luti family Milan cassone Monte Oliveto Maggiore Neroccio oeuvre painter Paris Paul Getty Museum photographs Pinacoteca Portland Art Museum Portland cassone Potiphar's Wife Private Collection probably Richmond scene seen Settignano shown Siena Sienese art Stato in Siena Stibbert Museum Stibbert panels Story of Coriolanus style Susanna temple Tosatti Triumph of Chastity Tuccia ture Unknown Triumph Urbino in 1475 Vecchietta Virginia Weller Wildenstein William Rockhill Nelson workshop Zeri