The liberal arts studiolo from the ducal palace at Gubbio

Author

Raggio, Olga; Wilmering, Antoine M.

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

Bulletin - Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1996, Vol. 53, Num. 4, 54 p., ill. (many col.); diagrams; 1 plan; sel. bibliogr.

ISSN

0026-1521

Abstract (en)

Celebrates the return to public view of the intarsia panels and polychromed frieze and ceiling from Federico da Montefeltro's Gubbio studiolo (ca.1478-1482; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art). Raggio (pp.4-35) studies the room's cultural context, emphasizing how its ambition and pictorial details reflect Federico's scholarly, military and political achievements. Traces the history of studioli in Italy, with particular attention to Federico's earlier studiolo (1476; Urbino, Palazzo ducale). Posits a new relationship between the Gubbio panels and the paintings of the Liberal Arts by Joos van Wassenhove and Pedro Berruguete (two, London, National Gallery; two, now destroyed, formerly Berlin, Kaiser Friedrich Museum) originally in the room. Asserts that Francesco di Giorgio Martini was the principal designer of the studiolo, with the Florentine workshop of Giuliano and Benedetto da Maiano responsible for the execution of its intarsia. Locates much of the room's effectiveness in its adherence to laws of perspective, emphasized through illusory shadows, and sees there the influence of Piero della Francesca. Wilmering (pp.36-54) recounts the conservation history of the room, discusses its original construction techniques, and elaborates on the methods used by his conservation team as they worked on its elements.

Exhibition

• 1996 ; Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New York (NY, USA) ; United States

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Other media and forms -- Italy
• Intarsia
• Studioli
• Montefeltro, Federico da, duca di Urbino, 1422-1482
• Palazzo ducale||Gubbio (ITA)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Italy
• 1400-1500
• Conservation
• Palazzo ducale||Urbino (ITA)
• Studiolo di Federico da Montefeltro
• Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 1439-1501
• Perspective
• Shadow
• Assistants
• Joos van Gent (Joos van Wassenhove), act.1460, d.ca.1480
• Liberal Arts (series)
• Berruguete, Pedro, ca.1450-ca.1504
• National Gallery||London (GBR)
• Bode-Museum||Berlin (DEU)
• Piero della Francesca, ca.1420-1492
• Influence
• Benedetto da Maiano, 1442-1497
• Giuliano da Maiano (Giuliano di Leonardo di Antonio), 1432-1490
• Patronage
• Painting
• Interiors
• Inlay
• Representation

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Autres formes d'art -- Italie
• Intarsie
• Studiolo
• Montefeltro, Federico da, duca di Urbino, 1422-1482
• Palazzo ducale||Gubbio (ITA)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Italie
• 1400-1500
• Conservation
• Palazzo ducale||Urbino (ITA)
• Studiolo di Frédéric de Montefeltre
• Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 1439-1501
• Perspective
• Ombre
• Assistants
• Joos van Gent (Joos van Wassenhove), act.1460, m.v.1480
• Arts libéraux (série)
• Berruguete, Pedro, v.1450-v.1504
• National Gallery||London (GBR)
• Bode-Museum||Berlin (DEU)
• Piero della Francesca, v.1420-1492
• Influence
• Benedetto da Maiano, 1442-1497
• Giuliano da Maiano (Giuliano di Leonardo di Antonio), 1432-1490
• Mécénat
• Peinture
• Intérieurs
• Incrustation
• Représentation

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19980401-00232295

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