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Catafalco

This cedar wood furniture is carved and gilded, shaped as a funerary bed. Piece rococo style that is characterized by large volutes that occupy most of the space and two masks on the sides. In the header, it has the following inscription: "A devotion of a devotee". It was used to place the image of dead Saint Joseph.

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Affiliated Institution/Community/Organization(s): Colonial Art Museum of Caracas at Quinta de Anauco; Institutional Assets and Monuments of Venezuela (IAM Venezuela); The Arc/k Project

Original Creation Date (by artist/architect): Circa 1750-1799

Artist/Architect(s): Domingo Gutiérrez

Object Medium(s): Carved and golden cedar; Rococo style

Source Image Photographer(s): Photographer: Luis Chacin

Source Image Capture Date: 2018-09-03

Source Image Capture Method: Photogrammetry

Capture Image File Type(s): Nikon Electronic Format (NEF)

Capture Device (manufacturer and model): Nikon D7000

Calibration Object Used: scale bar

Photogrammetry Processor(s): Krista Benson; The Arc/k Project

Source Image Count: 860

Model Creation Date: 2019-02-07

Model Format: .obj

Model Size (MB): 35MB

Model Triangles: 882.4k

Model Vertices: 518.2k

Arc/k ID: ARCK3D0000000338

Arc/k Piece Number: 291

LC Subject Heading: Furniture

External links: https://arck-project.org/; https://iamvenezuela.com/

Terms of Use: Educational Use Permitted Only - Attribution, NoDerivitives, NonCommerical; For additional information on the use of these images contact: info@arck-project.org

Location

Location: Museo de Arte Colonial Quinta de Anauco

Address: Av. Panteón; San Bernardino; Sector Los Erasos

City: Caracas

State/Province: Libertador

Country: Venezuela

Catafalco

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