Cabinet

Gole, Pierre (ca. 1620-1684) (attributed to)

Item type:

furniture

Date of creation:

1645-1650

Height:

212.0 cm  (83 7/16 in.)

Width:

185.0 cm  (72 13/16 in.)

Depth:

68.5 cm  (27 in.)

Technique / Medium:

pine, ebony, rosewood, oak, copper, iron, bone

Place of creation:

Paris (France)

Description

An art cabinet decorated with biblical scenes and figures in gilded wood. Relief, carving, marquetry, and engraving techniques are utilized. The scene depicting Jephthah's daughter (book of Judges, ch. 11) shows a tambourine and triangle. Only a small portion of the triangle is seen in the left hand of the woman.

Iconclass

71F2453
Jephthah's daughter dances with tambourines to meet her father on his return from the battle; Jephthah rends his clothes in despair
48C73411
Tambourine
48C7344(TRIANGLE)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle [3005] (Only a small portion of the triangle is seen in the left hand of the woman. )
Tambourine [2746]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 3

RIdIM record id

7419

Data provider

Dr. Mark Berry