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Originally from Florence, the Castrucci had relocated to Prague at the request of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, to run his imperial workshops. Their stone mosaics became a statement of Rudolf’s power to source and showcase his rich local resources. \r\n\r\nSir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. He donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. Arthur Gilbert was also fascinated by the evolution of pietre dure and purposefully acquired 16th-century masterpieces as well as 20th-century creations.\r\n\r\nTo find out more about the making of pietre dure, watch the video Making a Pietre Dure panel: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/videos/m/video-making-a-pietre-dure-panel\r\n","physicalDescription":"A rectilinear collector's cabinet with a pyramidal roof, on four lion's paw feet, the front and sides set with seven pictorial stone (Bohemian jaspers) mosaic panels (commessi) depicting landscapes, buildings and a Venetian canal scene.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Castrucci Workshop","id":"A22261"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"x40240"},"note":"panels"}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"gilt wood","id":"x35094"},{"text":"hardstone","id":"x37572"},{"text":"jasper","id":"AAT11151"},{"text":"chalcedony","id":"AAT11134"},{"text":"agate","id":"AAT11135"},{"text":"moss agate","id":"x44309"},{"text":"chert","id":"AAT11141"},{"text":"heliotrope","id":"AAT11138"}],"techniques":[{"text":"ebonising","id":"x36341"},{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"},{"text":"pietre dure","id":"AAT53615"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Ebonised and gilded wood, ebony (or possibly rosewood) and pietre dure (hardstones) including Bohemian jaspers.","categories":[{"text":"Plaques & Plaquettes","id":"THES49031"},{"text":"Containers","id":"THES48972"},{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2022NF4564","2022NF4566","2022NF4565","2022NF4571","2022NF4567","2022NF4568","2022NF4570","2022NF4572","2022NF4573","2022NF4569","2009CC8173"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"70","id":"THES49725"},"free":"","case":"CA002","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"cabinet","id":"AAT38892"}],[{"text":"drawer","id":"AAT40558"}],[{"text":"drawer","id":"AAT40558"}],[{"text":"secret drawer","id":"AAT40571"}],[{"text":"secret drawer","id":"AAT40571"}],[{"text":"secret drawer","id":"AAT40571"}],[{"text":"secret drawer","id":"AAT40571"}],[{"text":"secret drawer","id":"AAT40571"}],[{"text":"secret drawer","id":"AAT40571"}],[{"text":"drawer","id":"AAT40558"}],[{"text":"drawer","id":"AAT40558"}],[{"text":"drawer","id":"AAT40558"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"No","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Prague","id":"x29087"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1610-1620","earliest":"1610-01-01","latest":"1620-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum,  London","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"496","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"484","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"255","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Weight","value":"10270","unit":"g","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"16/9/22","earliest":"2022-09-16","latest":"2022-09-16"},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Measured 30/04/24 IW ","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"This cabinet was produced by the renowned Castrucci workshop. Originally from Florence, the Castrucci family settled in Prague and worked under the patronage of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II (r. 1576-1612). Their use of local stones from the territories of Bohemia, most notably a wide array of jaspers, made their creations particularly prized in European courts. The quality of their work became a statement of the splendour of Rudolph’s dominion, expressed through his empire’s natural resources. Castrucci productions inspired the grand ducal workshops (Galleria dei Lavori) which imitated their landscapes, and traded Bohemian jaspers, quartz and amethysts to incorparte into their stone mosaics (commessi). The construction of the cabinet itself is typical of 17th-century northern European production. 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