# Game of Civettino \(a Birth Salver\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SCHEGGIA]() - Date: 1401-1450 - Technique: Tempera on wood, diameter 59 cm ## Commentary Game of Civettino \(a Birth Salver\) c. 1450 Tempera on wood, diameter 59 cm Museo di Palazzo Davanzati, Florence Lo Scheggia, brother of Masaccio, was one of the favourite artists of the wealthy Florentine families for painting of scenes on marriage chests, birth plates, and in general for the ornamentation of furniture and household fittings. The desco da parto \(birth salver\) was used in the Quattrocento to celebrate the birth of children. It was either round or octagonal in shape, painted sometimes on both sides with sacred and profane subjects. This panel shows a street scene with game called "civettino". It represents an idealized vision of 15th-century Florence, with its architecture, customs, clothing, and scenery. ## Related artworks - [Game of Civettino \(a Birth Salver\)]() - [Game of Civettino \(detail\)]() - [Madonna and Child Enthroned]() - [Madonna and Child with a Host of Musical Angels \(detail\)]() - [Madonna and Child with a Host of Musical Angels]() - [Reclining Youth]() - [Triumph of Fame \(a Birth Salver\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()