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The Finding of Moses

16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 503
This panel was designed by Jacopo Vignola for the Renaissance historian Francesco Guicciardini (1483–1540). It includes his coat of arms and those of his well-born wife, Maria Salviati. It represents the collaboration between a celebrated designer and a famous craftsman, who specialized in the challenging art of wood inlay.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Finding of Moses
  • Designer: Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome)
  • Artist: Intarsia by Fra Damiano da Bergamo (Damiano di Antoniolo de Zambelli) (Italian, Bergamo ca. 1480–1549 Bologna)
  • Date: 16th century
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Wood
  • Dimensions: Overall: 36 × 32 in. (91.4 × 81.3 cm);
    Framed: 40 3/8 × 36 1/4 × 8 in., 128.8 lb. (102.6 × 92.1 × 20.3 cm, 58.4 kg)
  • Classification: Woodwork
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.130.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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