Orpheus und Eurydike; Spielstein für das Brettspiel für den "Langen Puff"
1537 | Hans Kels d. Ä.
The elaborate and complex pictorial program of this game board propagates the dynastic and territorial claims of the House of Habsburg. The mounted brothers, Charles V and Ferdinand I, at the centre of the composition are framed by portraits of ancestors and relatives, Roman emperors and ancient rulers, and the arms of their realms. The gaming pieces depict literary scenes.
The elaborate and complex pictorial program of this game board propagates the dynastic and territorial claims of the House of Habsburg. The mounted brothers, Charles V and Ferdinand I, at the centre of the composition are framed by portraits of ancestors and relatives, Roman emperors and ancient rulers, and the arms of their realms. The gaming pieces depict literary scenes.
Artist:
Hans Kels d. Ä. , Schnitzerei (um 1480 Kaufbeuren - 1559/60 Kaufbeuren) DNB
Workshop:
Jörg Breu d. Ä. , Entwurf (um 1475 - 1537 Augsburg) DNB
Attributed to:
Georg Hörmann , Konzept (1491 - 1552) DNB
Time:
1537
Object Name
Spiel; Spielstein
Culture
Augsburg
Material/technology:
Palisanderholz mit Buchsbaumholzrelief
Schweineborsten
Dimensions:
D. 6,6 cm
Inscribed
"ORPHEVS ET EVRIDICE" ["Orpheus und Eurydike"]
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 7257
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