Bookcase (one of a pair)

Niccolo Michetti

ca. 1715 · Walnut and poplar; iron hinges and locks, metal wire; antique silk and linen brocatelle door curtains (not original) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This pair of bookcases was formerly in the braccio nuovo, or new wing, of the Palazzo Rospigliosi, Rome, where it was listed in the inventory of 1722. The ovals in the crests were filled with painted and gilded allegorical devices and mottoes, which have been replaced by photographs. The motto on this bookcase reads: LABOR OMNIA VINCIT (work overcomes all) and on .2: NONDUM IN AUGE (not yet famous).

Artist

Niccolo Michetti

Date

ca. 1715

Medium

Walnut and poplar; iron hinges and locks, metal wire; antique silk and linen brocatelle door curtains (not original)

Culture

Italian, Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1969