Desco da Parto – ett konstnärligt bruksföremål: En jämförande studie av tre födelsebrickor
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 5 credits / 7,5 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Desco da Parto – ett konstnärligt bruksföremål : En jämförande studie av tre födelsebrickor (Swedish)
Abstract [en]
My essay is about an artistic utility object Desco da Parto (Italian: "birth tray"). In Tuscany during the late
Middle Ages and early Renaissance, a decorated serving tray was used in some cases for the presentation of
treats and small gifts during the ceremonial congratulations of new mothers. The trays were painted with
symbolic stories with classical and biblical motifs. The artist painted on the front and back "recto/verso". The
coat of arms of both families was painted on the back of the tray "verso" and often decorated with heraldic
motifs. To exemplify and draw conclusions, three artists have been selected, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Lo
Scheggia, Girolamo di Benvenuto and Jacopo Carucci Pontormo. These three trays are analysed using
Panofskys analysis model. The serving childtray develops from an artistic utility object to an art craft and
ornamental object and wall decoration.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 33
Keywords [en]
Childbirth trays, Desco da Parto, Panofsky, Pontormo, Lo Scheggia, Black death
National Category
Humanities and the Arts
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-92226OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-92226DiVA, id: diva2:1704856
Subject / course
Cultural studies
Supervisors
Examiners
2022-10-202022-10-192022-10-20Bibliographically approved