id: 122298
accession number: 1942.605
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.605
updated: 2024-03-27 11:00:50.011000
Armoire, 1579. Style of Hugues Sambin (French, 1518–c. 1601). Walnut; overall: 219.5 x 161.6 x 56.2 cm (86 7/16 x 63 5/8 x 22 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.605
title: Armoire
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creation date: 1579
creation date earliest: 1579
creation date latest: 1579
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creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture: France, Burgundy, 16th century
technique: walnut
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS
* Hugues Sambin (French, 1518–c. 1601) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 219.5 x 161.6 x 56.2 cm (86 7/16 x 63 5/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
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inscription: in the upper portion, below the central figure of Mars: "Mars le gerrier sous sa main tout enserre" (Mars the warrior controls all in the palm of his hand); to the left, below the figure of Force: "Force et vigueur en tout cas aura" (Force and vigor prevail at all times); to the right, below the figure of Justice: "A un chacun justiss en son droict" (Justice is the right of everyone).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
opening date: 1942-11-12T04:00:00
Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Spitzer Collection; Collection of Montague, First Lord Swaythling; John L. Severance, Cleveland.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page number: Mentioned: p. 201-205; Reproduced: p. 207
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceFurniture/page/n200/mode/1up
Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page number: Reproduced: p. [33], Plate XV, cat. no. 50; Mention: p. 36, cat. no. 50
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n40
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