Shell-Shaped Bowl with Young Bacchus
ca. 1600/12 | 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.
Artist:
Ottavio Miseroni (Steinschnitt) (1567 Mailand - 1624 Prag) DNB
Time:
ca. 1600/12
Object Name
Vessel; Bowl
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Agate jasper, gold, enamel
Dimensions:
H. 19,3 cm (mit Bacchus), L. 19,9 cm, B. 17,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1871