Lidded Ewer with Hunting and Fishing Scenes
3rd quarter 17th c. | Balthasar Grießmann
Being an admired masterpiece of virtuoso ivory carving, the covered jug was never intended for ordinary use. Almost the entire surface of the vessel is broken up into hunting and fishing scenes based on Dutch engraved antecedents of the late sixteenth to mid-seventeenth centuries. Even the fragile handle structure and spout form part of the scheme. The crowning feature is accordingly putti riding on dolphins. Grießmann probably worked in Vienna and Salzburg. His works are notable for their clear articulation into ornamental parts and figured frieze, as well as the delicate layering combining flat relief, high relief and numerous freely sculptured parts.
Being an admired masterpiece of virtuoso ivory carving, the covered jug was never intended for ordinary use. Almost the entire surface of the vessel is broken up into hunting and fishing scenes based on Dutch engraved antecedents of the late sixteenth to mid-seventeenth centuries. Even the fragile handle structure and spout form part of the scheme. The crowning feature is accordingly putti riding on dolphins. Grießmann probably worked in Vienna and Salzburg. His works are notable for their clear articulation into ornamental parts and figured frieze, as well as the delicate layering combining flat relief, high relief and numerous freely sculptured parts.
Artist:
Balthasar Grießmann (um 1620 Wasserburg - 1706 Salzburg) DNB
Time:
3rd quarter 17th c.
Object Name
Ewer
Culture
Vienna or Salzburg
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
inklusive Griff und Ausguss: 24 cm
30 cm × 11,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 4472