Michele da Verona (Italian, born circa 1470-died before 1536), and Studio The Triumph of Chastity; and the Triumph of Love a pair, oil on panel 28.2 x 45.7cm (11 1/8 x 18in). (2) Footnotes: Provenance With Ludwig von Glenk (1886-1908), Berlin The Collection of Edgar Worch, Berlin, by 1927 (according to literature) and thence by descent to the present owner Exhibited On loan to Seattle Art Museum, 1970-2018 Literature P. Schubring, 'Zwei Bilder der Atalanta- Sage', in Der Cicerone. Halbmonatsschrift für Künstler, Kunstfreunde und Sammler, vol. XIX, 1927, pp. 559-561 (as Michele da Verona) M. Vinco, 'Gli inizi di Michele da Verona', in Proporzione, Annali dalla Fondazione di Roberto Longhi, vol. IX-X, 2008-2009, pp. 43-4, ill. fig. 55-56 (as Michele da Verona) M. Vinco, Cassoni Pittura profana del Rinascimento a Verona, Milan, 2018, cat. no. 78, pp. 250-1, ill (as Michele da Verona and studio) Pairs of cassoni were among the most popular wedding gifts in renaissance Italy from the late 14th century until well into the 16th century, serving both as storage chests for clothes and as seating. The most impressive examples included painted panels on the front and sides, the subjects of which were intended to provoke discussion. The theme of chastity (represented by the unicorn) and love (represented both by Cupid and by the boar, symbol of carnal love) illustrated in the present panels strongly suggests that they would have adorned just such a wedding chest. A cassone displaying two panels of similar subjects is in the collection of the Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona, inv. 48-1B838 and illustrated in P. Marini et al, Museo di Castelvecchio. Catalogo generale dei dipinti e delle miniature delle collezioni civiche veronesi. Dalla fine del X all'inizio del XVI secolo, 2010, pp. 227-229 (according to the Fondazione Zeri website). Henry (Heinz) Trubner (b.1920) was Curator of Asian Art at the Seattle Art Museum 1968-1987, and these panels were on loan to the Museum from 1970-2018, reference number T.L. 71.1-.4. He was the nephew of Edgar Worch (1880 - 1972), the renowned antiques dealer who specialised in oriental art. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com