Caption

Cabinet by Jean Goujon ca. 1510–ca. 1565, co-creator, Renaissance style, ca. 1550, France. Two-part rectangular cabinet base and upper part with a front divided by three carved semi-columns; two-leaf doors; two drawers in the upper part of the base. Carved with architectural elements, fantasy animals, dolphins, tendrils, nymphs, and acanthus ornament. Storage furniture, height 191 cm, width 110 cm, depth 43 cm., A tall carved wooden cabinet with a dark brown finish occupies the image, standing on round bun feet and set against a light grey background. The piece has an ornate upper section with a small architectural pediment featuring carved scrolls and a recessed niche, and a larger lower section with a stepped projecting top surface. The cabinet doors and panels display detailed relief carvings including human figures, foliage motifs, and decorative mouldings, framed by fluted pilasters and carved capitals. A carved face motif appears on the frieze above the lower doors, and the wood shows a polished sheen with visible grain and variations of brown. The overall shape is rectangular with layered cornices, raised panels, and sculptural ornamentation in shades of dark brown and medium brown set against neutral grey.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_373

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Rights managed

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32.0Mb (1.4Mb) / 9.4in x 13.2in / 2832 x 3951 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cabinet Jean Goujon ca 1510–ca 1565 co-creator Renaissance style ca 1550 France Two-part rectangular cabinet base upper part front divided three carved semi-columns two-leaf doors two drawers base Carved architectural elements fantasy animals dolphins tendrils nymphs acanthus ornament Storage furniture height 191 cm width 110 cm depth 43 cm tall wooden cabinet dark brown finish occupies image standing round bun feet set light grey background piece ornate upper section small architectural pediment featuring scrolls recessed niche larger lower section stepped projecting top surface cabinet doors panels display detailed relief carvings human figures foliage motifs decorative mouldings framed fluted pilasters carved capitals carved face motif frieze lower doors wood polished sheen visible grain variations brown shape rectangular layered cornices raised panels sculptural ornamentation shades dark brown medium brown set neutral grey.