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Saddle (selle) (Right side)

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Subject
Secular. Courtly love.

Unknown location

S/n

Staghorn;wood;leather

Side 1: Courting couples (meeting of lovers); maiden holding a unicorn on a leash; offering of a ring; lady holding a ring. Saint George and the dragon; princess praying; dog sleeping; annunciation; naked lady; musician angel playing a string instrument; trees; hybrids.
Rest of the piece not seen.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Comments
Contains the portrait of Giacomo Paleologo, marchese di Monferrato and of his wife Giovanna, daughter of Amedeo VII, Duke of Savoy. On the right part is an allegory relating to the Emperor John II Paleologus. Other scenes relate to Amedeo VII of Savoy. M.C.''(handwritten note; Conway Library).

Provenance
Collection of Giuseppe Baslini, art dealer, Milan: sold, Baslini sale, Genolini Sambon, Milan, November 1888, lot 35, pl. II.

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