Chest Cassone with episodes from the story of David and Goliath, Coffin of walnut, partially gilded and resting on angled animal claws, above which consoles with acanthus leaf and sculpted above prophet figures. The base consists mainly of palmettes. The front is decorated with carved reliefs. Episodes from the story of David and Goliath are depicted on either side of a cartouche with a coat of arms, flanked by female figures with a palm branch, on the sides Hope and Justice., David beheads Goliath with a sword, David's triumph: the women of Israel come out to welcome David, singing, dancing, and playing tambourines and lyres, David holding the head of Goliath, Hope, 'Spes', 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa), one of the Three Theological Virtues, Justice, 'Justitia', 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, anonymous, Italy, c. 1560 - c. 1570, wood (plant material), walnut (hardwood), gilding (material), gilding, h 73.0 cm × w 183.5 cm × d 56.0 cm w 183.5 cm × d 56.0 cm
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Chest Cassone, episodes, story, David, Goliath, Coffin, walnut, partially gilded, resting, angled animal claws, consoles, acanthus leaf, sculpted, prophet figures, base consists mainly, palmettes, front, decorated, carved reliefs, Episodes, depicted, side, cartouche, coat, arms, flanked, female figures, palm branch, sides Hope, Justice, David beheads Goliath, sword, David's triumph, women, Israel come out, welcome David, singing, dancing, playing tambourines, lyres, David holding, head, Hope, Spes, Speranza divina e certa, Ripa, Three Theological Virtues, Justitia, Giustitia divina, Four Cardinal Virtues, Italy, c, 1560, 1570, wood, plant material, hardwood, gilding, material
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