Lidded Cup with Antique Gods
ca. 1660/70 | Bernhard Strauß
Ivory cups and tankards were also employed in princely representation during the Baroque period. These had no intended practical use. They were displayed on buffets at banquets, and otherwise stored in the cabinets of treasuries and kunstkammern. Their richly carved decoration shows subjects from antique mythology as well as contemporary genre scenes.
Ivory cups and tankards were also employed in princely representation during the Baroque period. These had no intended practical use. They were displayed on buffets at banquets, and otherwise stored in the cabinets of treasuries and kunstkammern. Their richly carved decoration shows subjects from antique mythology as well as contemporary genre scenes.
Artist:
Bernhard Strauß (tätig in Augsburg 1662 - 1681)
Time:
ca. 1660/70
Object Name
Lid cup
Culture
Augsburg
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
58,5 cm × 17 cm
Signed
"Bernard Straus Awrifaber fecit"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4526