MOVIES
CURRENT Exhibition
LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN RENAISSANCE FLORENCE: The Courtauld Wedding Chests
12 February - 17 May 2009
LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN RENAISSANCE
FLORENCE:
The Courtauld Wedding Chests
An introduction to the exhibition with curator Caroline
Campbell
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the movie [8:02 min]
Art and Marriage in Renaissance
Florence
A marriage in 15th century Florence was not primarily
about love, but a business arrangement between powerful
families. Wedding chests were the key art works commissioned
for these occasions.
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the movie [5:05 min]
The Courtauld's Morelli-Nerli Chests
The only surviving pair of marriage chests to survive with their
accompanying painted backboards and to be fully documented..
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the movie [8:36 min]