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Krüg

dated 1684
Not on view
Krüge were used to serve wine and were filled directly from the barrel or from a large container standing in a cistern of cool water, as is frequently shown in genre paintings. This krüg probably belonged to an Augustinian monastery near Frankfurt. The painted decoration refers to a story about Saint Augustine. Once, while walking beside the sea, wrestling with the mystery of the Trinity, the saint came upon a child spooning water into a bucket. When told it is impossible to convey all the sea into the bucket, the child responded that it is equally impossible to comprehend the Trinity.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Krüg
  • Date: dated 1684
  • Culture: German, Frankfurt
  • Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware); silver gilt
  • Dimensions: H. 10-3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Lola Kramarsky, in memory of Siegfried Kramarsky, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.149.6
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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