Love and marriage in Renaissance Florence : the Courtauld wedding chests

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Love and marriage in Renaissance Florence : the Courtauld wedding chests

Caroline Campbell ; with contributions by Graeme Barraclough and Tilly Schmidt

Courtauld Gallery in association with Paul Holberton, c2009

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First published to accompany the exhibition held at the Courtauld Gallery, London, 12 Feb.-17 May 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-119)

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Accompanying an exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, this catalogue explores one of the most important and historically neglected art forms of Renaissance Florence: cassoni - pairs of chests that were lavishly decorated with precious metals and elaborate paintings and were often the most expensive of a whole suite of decorative objects commissioned to celebrate marriage alliances between powerful families.

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