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Italian, Central Italy - Sacristy Bench (Panche da sacrestia), early 17th century

Italian, Central Italy

Sacristy Bench (Panche da sacrestia), early 17th century

Walnut , 204 x 383 x 45.7 cm (80 5/16 x 150 13/16 x 18 in.)

Commentary

These high-back benches, carved in walnut, were probably made for a sacristy, the room in a church where the priest prepares for a service.  Isabella divided them into five sections and arranged them in the Main Entrance Passage and North Cloister.