Cassone
by APOLLONIO DI GIOVANNI, Tempera and gold on panel, 103 x 196 x 84 cm
The front panel of this cassone represents the conquest of Trebizond, on the Black Sea, by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II on August 14, 1461. This event resulted in the ouster of the Venetians from Constantinople and the gift of their property to the Florentines.
The cassone was produced in collaboration with the Florentine Marco del Buono Giamberti (1402-1489).