Lidded Prase Vessel on a High Foot
ca. 1600/05 | Ottavio Miseroni
The task of assembling stone vessels from their various parts and attaching feet or handles was a goldsmith’s job. At the Prague court, however, stonecutters, goldsmiths and jewellers often cooperated already in designing the objects, and painters and sculptors might also be involved. The resulting works attained that ideal of exclusivity that the Emperor thought appropriate for his collection.
The task of assembling stone vessels from their various parts and attaching feet or handles was a goldsmith’s job. At the Prague court, however, stonecutters, goldsmiths and jewellers often cooperated already in designing the objects, and painters and sculptors might also be involved. The resulting works attained that ideal of exclusivity that the Emperor thought appropriate for his collection.
Workshop:
Ottavio Miseroni (Steinschnitt) (1567 Mailand - 1624 Prag) DNB
Artist:
Jan Vermeyen (Fassung) (vor 1559 Brüssel - 1608 Prag) DNB
Time:
ca. 1600/05
Object Name
Vessel; Bowl
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Prase, heliotrope, gold, enamel, garnets, citrine, amethyst, hyacinth
Dimensions:
H. 23,5 cm, D. 17,6 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1918