Spanish Renaissance Medical Box, 1550s

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Renaissance Medical Casket with stepped lid and vaulted flanked dome. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish or Italian workshop, circa 1550. … Read more Renaissance Medical Casket with stepped lid and vaulted flanked dome. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish or Italian workshop, circa 1550. This chest shows the characteristics of those European emblazoned models of its period, with rectangular bodies and raised, stepped lid. All four sides, as well as the upper lid, are covered in a profusion of grotesque, pictorial, and heraldic decorative elements.

This casket incorporates two oil-painted panels showing symbolizingthe triumph of life and medical healing over illness and death. The rear panel depicts a celebration of Saint George as a symbol of one of the Church’s Holy Helpers triumphing and healing over heresy and the pestilence. front panel showing Two physicians aiding a noblewoman who shows leg amputation by administering medication and studying the patient’s urine, respectively. Renaissance Medical Casket with stepped lid and vaulted flanked dome. Polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish workshop, circa 1550. Rearview. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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