# Seven Liberal Arts [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PESELLINO]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera on panel, 42 x 147 cm ## Commentary Seven Liberal Arts c. 1450 Tempera on panel, 42 x 147 cm Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL The two panels, depicting the Seven Virtue and the Seven Liberal Arts, were made to decorate the front panels of cassoni \(wooden chests\). Cassoni were often commissioned in pairs for weddings, one each for the bride and groom. They were decorated with themes that held didactic messages, particularly for the wife. The panels were produced by Pesellino and workshop. ## Related artworks - [Beheading of Sts Cosmas and Damian]() - [Christ on the Cross]() - [Episode from the Story of Griselda \(detail\)]() - [Episode from the Story of Griselda]() - [Episode from the Story of Griselda]() - [King Melchior Sailing to the Holy Land]() - [Madonna with Child \(detail\)]() - [Madonna with Child]() - [Predella scenes \(reconstruction\)]() - [Sacra Conversazione]() - [Santa Trinità Altarpiece]() - [Seven Virtues]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()