Panel

Unknown

ca. 1530–50 · Carved walnut · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Combined with scrolling foliage, fantastic figures, and other ornamental elements—for example, the music-playing putti seen here—bearded and helmeted warriors surrounded by wreaths were a popular motif in French furniture. Prints by Italian artists such as Marcantonio Raimondi (ca. 1480–before 1534) and northerners such as Virgil Solis (1514–1562) were an important source for the antique-inspired profile heads.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1530–50

Medium

Carved walnut

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941