Lidded Cup with Rosamund and Alboin
ca. 1655 | Meister der Sebastiansmartyrien
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:
Meister der Sebastiansmartyrien (tätig in Wien um 1655) DNB
Time:
ca. 1655
Object Name
Lid cup
Culture
Vienna
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
56 cm × 14,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4530