Christ on the Mount of Olives
ca. 1612/16 | Hans IV. Pfleger
The imagery of antiquity, mythology and history was dominant in the Prague Kunstkammer. Few reliefs were based on Christian themes, which were more likely to be used in devotional images for chapels and oratories. These two reliefs come from Augsburg, then one of Europe’s leading centres of goldsmiths’ art. A Free Imperial City, it supplied the courts of Europe with high-quality works in gold and silver.
The imagery of antiquity, mythology and history was dominant in the Prague Kunstkammer. Few reliefs were based on Christian themes, which were more likely to be used in devotional images for chapels and oratories. These two reliefs come from Augsburg, then one of Europe’s leading centres of goldsmiths’ art. A Free Imperial City, it supplied the courts of Europe with high-quality works in gold and silver.
Artist:
Hans IV. Pfleger (um 1563 - 1615 Augsburg)
Time:
ca. 1612/16
Object Name
Relief; devotional picture
Culture
Augsburg
Material/technology:
Silver, ebony
Dimensions:
H. 65 cm, B. 50,4 cm
Stamp / markings
Augsburger Pyr; R 3, Nr.401A
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1092