Title
Box set decorated with scenes from the life of Pyrame and Thisbe
Caption
Embriachi workshop
Venetian school
Octagonal box decorated with scenes from the life of Pyramus and Thisbe. Ancient Hellenistic legend made famous by Ovid in his "Metamorphoses"
End of the 14th century
Wood and bones carved "a certosina" (inlay technique)
Bologna, medieval civic museum.
Date
14th century
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL15A00_197
License type
Rights managed
Available size
152,1Mb (4,1Mb) / 21,7in x 27,3in / 6500 x 8180 (300dpi)