Cup with Diana and Actaeon

Elkington & Co., Fa., 1881

In this gold cup Paulus van Vianen again presents three different ways to employ kwab ornament. Compared to the tazza shown nearby, his use of auricular ornament has become bolder. The little knob on the lid is entirely made up of kwab forms. These motifs do not serve to embellish an existing form, but constitute the form (the knob) itself. This was entirely new.

  • Artwork typecup
  • Object numberBK-NM-5304
  • Dimensionsheight 19 cm x diameter 12 cm x weight 643 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cup with Diana and Actaeon

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-5304

  • Description

    Galvanoplastische reproductie van een beker op voet met deksel, met gedreven voorstelling van Diana en Actaeon op het deksel en het lichaam. Aan de binnenzijde van het deksel een portret van Hendrik Julius, bisschop van Halberstadt en hertog van Braunschweig. Verguld.

Creation

  • Creation

    • factory (organization): Elkington & Co., Fa., London
    • maker: after Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, Prague

  • Dating

    1881

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 19 cm x diameter 12 cm x weight 643 g

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