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Lidded ewer
Adam van Vianen (I), 1614
On this ewer everything is in motion. Animal and human forms emerge from a viscous mass. It is possible that it represents the primordial soup (prima matera) from which life arose according to alchemists. On the inside are two crawling salamanders or lizards: animals that were also thought to originate from non-living matter. Does the ewer establish a link between the creative power of the artist and that of nature?
- Artwork typeewer
- Object numberBK-1976-75
- Dimensionsheight 25 cm x width 14 cm x depth 9 cm x weight 910 gr
- Physical characteristicsverguld zilver