Four-paneled folding screen

Fornasetti, Piero (1913-1988)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
ca. 1958
Height:
205.7 cm  (81 in.)
Width:
196.9 cm  (77 1/2 in.)
Depth:
3.2 cm  (1 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
laminated wood, pigments
Place of creation:
Italia

Description

From Minneapolis Institute of Art web site: Piero Fornasetti had many artistic interests: graphic design, decorative arts, historical prints, Italian art and architecture, Surrealism. And they all inspired his unique approach to decoration. The folding screen was one of his favorite formats, and here he has covered the screen’s surface with four layers of historical objects, including musical instruments, guns, whips, hats, keys, canes, and boots. Fornasetti drew from memory, and it’s clear that he absorbed historical details. Every major technological development in guns, for example, is reflected here, from wheel lock to flint lock to percussion in the second register, and finally to a modern revolver in the bottom row.

Iconclass

41D2631
umbrella
41D23321
boots
45C16
firearms
41D263
walking-stick, staff, cane
41A775
wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket
41B3
lighting; lamps
41D221(HAT)
head gear: hat
41A3281
key

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Guitar [3237]
Sistrum [3042]
Bagpipe [3746]
Cithrinchen [4925]
Mandolin [3510]

RIdIM images


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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

6324