Italian Renaissance Allegorical Oil on Canvas Painting Jan Van Der Straet, 1580 Recently Added The base of the pitcher

The base of the pitcher is sumptuously decorated with Neo-classical figures in high relief

finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags

To the front is a single locking drawer with a band of ormolu with circular devices which are repeated on the sides

many of these vessels are reassembled from fragments

with three hinged handles (one possibly a later replacement) and a band of inlaid silver 'ropework' design to the base

Italian Renaissance Allegorical Oil on Canvas Painting Jan Van Der Straet, 1580 Recently Added The base of the pitcherThis item has been sold. Looking for something similar? Send us an email and we can see what we have in our holdings. A Large & Important Italian Renaissance oil on canvas, an allegorical scene attributed to the Flemish Italian artist Jan Van Der Straet (b. Bruges 1523 d. Florence 1605), known in Italy as Giovanni Stradano. The painting circa 1580. The work depicting an allegory of the arts; with Philosophy, literature, sculpture and painting