So-called Pyramid
dated 1653 | Dionysio Miseroni
Dionysio Miseroni created this spectacular vessel from a single large piece of rock crystal. From the basal vase he cut four additional cylinders, which can be stacked into a pyramid. It bears the date 1653 and a dedication to Emperor Ferdinand III. Already during his lifetime, the “pyramid” in the imperial treasury was widely famous.
Dionysio Miseroni created this spectacular vessel from a single large piece of rock crystal. From the basal vase he cut four additional cylinders, which can be stacked into a pyramid. It bears the date 1653 and a dedication to Emperor Ferdinand III. Already during his lifetime, the “pyramid” in the imperial treasury was widely famous.
Artist:
Dionysio Miseroni , Steinschnitt (um 1607 Prag - 1661 Prag) DNB
Time:
dated 1653
Object Name
Centrepiece; Vessel
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Rock crystal, gilded silver, gold, enamel
Dimensions:
25,1 cm × 9,2 cm
Signed
DM
Inscribed
F III C A 1653 (Ferdinandus tertius Caesar Augustus)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 2253
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