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Shepherd and shepherdess in a landscape

ca. 1720–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533
Over a landscape painted in enamel directly onto the glass, the figures of a lady and gentlemen dressed as shepherd and shepherdess have been heat-fused onto the glass bowl, enamel over a foundation of gold wire, to create a relief effect.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shepherd and shepherdess in a landscape
  • Decorator: Johann Heinrich Meyer (1680–1752, Dresden)
  • Date: ca. 1720–30
  • Culture: Italian, Venice (Murano) glass with German, Dresden lampwork
  • Medium: Glass, enamel lampwork
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 × 3 in. (12.7 × 7.6 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.185.232
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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