Augsburg collectors' cabinets.(Augsburg, Germany)

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: August 1, 1999| Author: Komanecky, Michael K. | Copyright information

Collectors' cabinets made in Augsburg, Germany, are considered to be among the finest examples of 16th- and 17th-century furniture. These Augsburg cabinets usually include architectural elements and small sculptures. They were typically commissioned by royal, noble or ecclesiastical patrons.

In 1617 the Flemish artist Frans Francken II included in one of his paintings the image of a small wooden cabinet [ILLUSTRATION FOR Pl. III OMITTED]. One of the partly open drawers brims with ...

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