Jug with baptism of Christ
Rössler is recognized as the most important independent decorator of German faience active in Nuremberg. He specialized in schwarzlot, a black and white decoration technique that evoked Rössler’s work as a copper engraver. Along with complex battle scenes, Rössler specialized in biblical images such as this example showing the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, which the painter has anachronistically depicted taking place near a German village.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jug with baptism of Christ
- Maker: Wölfgang Rössler (German, 1650–1717, active Nuremburg)
- Maker: mounts possibly by Jacob Hogel (German)
- Maker: Anonymous Frankfurt am Main or Hanau potter
- Date: ca. 1680–90
- Culture: German, Hanau or Frankfurt am Main ceramic with Nuremburg decoration and Frankfurt mounts
- Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware; gilded silver mounts
- Dimensions: confirmed: 8 3/8 × 3 11/16 × 4 1/2 in. (21.3 × 9.4 × 11.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Bequest of Helga Kramarsky, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.77.4
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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