Decorative Ewer with Seychelles Nut
1602 | Anton Schweinberger
The ewer created by two court artists for Emperor Rudolph II displays half of a Seychelles nut. This giant seed from a type of palm was found washed up on beaches of the Indian Ocean, and was hence believed to be a sea fruit. The depictions on both the nut and its mount refer to this fact. The interplay of nature and art is prototypical.
The ewer created by two court artists for Emperor Rudolph II displays half of a Seychelles nut. This giant seed from a type of palm was found washed up on beaches of the Indian Ocean, and was hence believed to be a sea fruit. The depictions on both the nut and its mount refer to this fact. The interplay of nature and art is prototypical.
Artist:
Anton Schweinberger , (Fassung) (um 1550 Augsburg - 1603 Prag) DNB
Attributed to:
Nikolaus Pfaff , (Schnitzer) (1556? Nürnberg - 1612 Prag) DNB
Time:
1602
Object Name
Ewer
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Seychelles nut, silver, partially gilded
Dimensions:
38,5 cm × 36,5 cm × 26 cm
Signed
A. Schweinberger. f.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 6872