1. Examples
1.1. V&A Tuscan, 1430
1.2. THE MORELLI-NERLI WEDDING CHESTS, 1472
1.3. Cassone with painted front panel depicting the Conquest of Trebizond
1.4. Cassone Unknown Italian
1.5. Design for a Cassone.
1.6. Marriage chest (Cassone)
1.7. Panels
1.7.1. Scenes from marriage, 1410
1.7.2. The Continence of Scipio
1.7.3. Venus and Mars about 1485, Sandro Botticelli
1.7.4. Subjects
1.7.4.1. Processions
1.7.4.1.1. Wedding
1.7.4.1.2. Historical
1.7.4.2. Scenes from War
1.7.4.2.1. Roman and Greek wars
1.7.4.2.2. Later wars
1.7.4.2.3. Always have prisoners and victorious emperors
1.7.4.3. Architectural buildings
1.7.4.3.1. Florence and famous Renaissance buildings
1.7.4.3.2. Historical buildings
1.7.4.4. A role model for married
1.8. Painters
1.8.1. apollonio di giovanni
1.8.2. BIAGIO D’ANTONIO
1.8.3. Paolo di Stefano Badaloni, called Paolo Schiavo
1.8.4. Lo Scheggia
1.8.5. Francesco Pesellino
2. Usage
2.1. As beds, seats
2.2. As traveling chests
2.3. As storage for linens, clothes, books
2.4. As part of a marriage ceremonies
3. History
3.1. Started to be built in XV cent.
3.2. The predeccessor is tree-trunk cassone
4. Making
4.1. Required skills of carpenter, gilder, painter, locksmiths
4.1.1. needed at least four professionals
4.2. Form inspired by sarcophags
5. Marriage
5.1. Nuptial parade through streets
5.1.1. To show a wealth of a family
5.1.1.1. Renaissance people liked to show off
5.2. Cassone was to become a part of a daily interior
5.2.1. Stored linen sheets, shirts etc.
5.2.2. Conserved badly up to our days
5.2.3. for husband, another for wife
5.2.3.1. men were 8 to 15 years older than women
5.2.4. Were bought by bride's family in the 1s half of XV cent.
5.2.4.1. 2nd half by groom's part
5.2.4.1.1. Why?
5.2.5. Stored in bedchamber
5.3. Marriage was of the utmost significance for the Renaissance society
5.3.1. It was to show wealth and a social position
5.3.2. It was to maintain the family wealth during time
5.3.3. It had an aesthetic expression in works of art prepared for wedding
5.3.3.1. Art was an expression of power, wisdom and knowledge, and was used to support the stature
5.3.3.1.1. Look at Medici
5.3.4. Alberti treatise on marriage
5.4. Marriage was exchange of wealth
5.4.1. Based on contractual terms
5.4.2. Cassoni were ordered before after the contract, before the wedding took place
5.5. Nuptial chamber furnishing
5.5.1. spalliera, a wedding painting to
5.5.1.1. be hung above eye level
5.5.2. Cassone, with a painted panel
5.5.2.1. to be placed on the floor