Ivory Casket
2nd third 14th c.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, workshops in Paris specialized in the production of ivory objects – works that came particularly close to the then current ideals of courtly luxury and representation. They comprised devotional images as well as small boxes and mirror cases with depictions of subjects taken from courtly love poetry (Minne). Those objects also contributed to the dissemination of Gothic formal language and its topics throughout Europe.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, workshops in Paris specialized in the production of ivory objects – works that came particularly close to the then current ideals of courtly luxury and representation. They comprised devotional images as well as small boxes and mirror cases with depictions of subjects taken from courtly love poetry (Minne). Those objects also contributed to the dissemination of Gothic formal language and its topics throughout Europe.
Time:
2nd third 14th c.
Object Name
Casket
Culture
Paris
Material/technology:
Ivory, gilded silver
Dimensions:
L. 21 cm, B. 10,2 cm, T. 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 115