What is the Renaissance x-form with laced slats?

• A. Dantesca
• B. Savonarola
• C. Sgabello
• D. Cassone

Answer: (B)

The main idea is recognizing furniture by its distinctive structural forms. The Savonarola chair is defined by its X-shaped cross-braced sides, which create a light, open silhouette, and by a seat and back that are formed from slats that are often laced or woven to make a lattice-like surface. This combination of an X-form frame with laced slats is characteristic of a Renaissance Florentine chair attributed to Savonarola, making it the best match for a description of an “x-form with laced slats.” The other options refer to different pieces: a chest used for storage, another type of Renaissance chair or stool without the same X-braced lattice back, and a chair with different design features, so they don’t fit the description as closely.