Record details

• generalData.title

  Pair of "scagliola" tabletops

• generalData.creationDate

  c. 1720 - 1730

• generalData.manufacture

  Italian manufacture

• technicalData.measurements

  69 x 148,5 cm

• technicalData.complementaryDescription

  Pair of console panels in polychrome plaster on a black background (Carpi, c. 1720 - 1730). The first panel features a circular medallion with a rooster, a violin, and a musical score, all surrounded by a border displaying birds on branches and ornamental medallions with various birds. The second panel presents a border with birds of paradise and medallions with landscapes and figures in grisaille, surrounding a parrot on a branch, trompe-l'oeil playing cards, and flowers. This pair of panels, with their quality and elegance of colors and composition, suggests the hand of an exceptional master close to the work of Giovanni Leoni (Carpi 1639 - Modena, early 18th century), particularly in the shared use of French playing cards in the composition.