Renaissance Italian Giltwood Frame Tabernacle

This very important gilded wood, richly carved, gilded, painted tabernacle frame is in the form of a portico of an ancient temple belonging to classical architecture. It consists of a large molded cornice decorated with a frieze frieze followed by an entablature decorated with a frieze of golden foliage on a black background made with sgraffito technique and punched to bring relief. The carved frieze frieze frame is flanked by twisted columns with Corinthian capitals accented with red and black. The base is decorated with foliated rincaux, birds and a grenade burst in the middle painted on a background of gold. The pedestals are adorned with sgrafitto facades and rincous sides painted on a gold background. Remarkable state of conservation, gilding, painted decoration, sgrafitto of origin. Dimensions: h. 101 cm, l. 100.5 cm, the view: h. 55 cm, l. 45 cm Period late 16th or early 17th century. Bologna, Italy Sgrafitto: a technique widely used in the Renaissance consisting of applying two coats of paint and scratching the top layer to reveal the patterns. On our tabernacle the gilding is covered with a black paint on which following the scratching appears the drawing. This is how we got golden scrolls on a black background. Punching: a technique consisting of dotting a pattern / decoration with a pointed object.