Comprehensive History of a Bourgogne Cabinet of the Late 16th–Early 17th Centuries
摘要
Abstract
A study of the design and removable wooden elements of a two-part cabinet (four doors) from the collection of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is presented. The cabinet is made in the style of the second French Renaissance of the Burgundian-Lyon school of the late 16th–early 17th centuries with renovation in the 19th century. X-ray tomography studies reveal areas of natural damage to the wood material caused by woodworm, the methods for joining the door parts, and areas of later modifications of the design. According to infrared (IR) spectroscopy data, it is established that all door parts are made of hardwood, presumably walnut.