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| A Lion Hunt, with a Lion Killing a Man (c. 1620), by Antonio Tempesta. Held at Harvard Art Museums. |
Several enamelled boxes depict hunting scenes on the lid, especially those formed into animals frequently hunted, such as boars, tigers, and lions. Many of these were probably inspired by prints by Antonio Tempesta (lived 1555-1630), an Italian painter and engraver, who produced dozens of hunting prints depicting men hunting both traditional and exotic animals with spears. Above and below are two examples, a lion and an ostrich.
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| Men and Dogs Hunting Ostriches (1624), by Antonio Tempesta. Held at Harvard Art Museums. |
Below are examples of lids depicting scenes similar to Tempesta's, with links to the boxes from which they come.
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| Lid of a lion bonbonnière, |
The same design can be found on a different box, below, but framed in scrolling.
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| Lid of a tiger bonbonnière, c. 1760. |
The same scrolling can be found on other boxes (below), suggesting that they were made in the same manufactory, or even painted by one individual.
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| Lid of a lion bonbonnière, c. 1760-5. |
More Information
For boar hunting scenes, see the post about boar boxes.