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Venice and Twickenham chest, 1991
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This traditional Italian-style chest, reminiscent of the painted cassoni of the 16th century, was commissioned for the 60th birthday of a Renaissance scholar equally at home in Venice and Twickenham. The continuous scene around the outside of the box is a capriccio in which alternate views of Venice and Twickenham merge seamlessly. The seductive nude on the inside of the lid is the foreground figure from Titian's Venus of Urbino.
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