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Becher mit Affen

ca. 1425–50
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 14
Dieser Becher ist eine der schönsten erhaltenen mittelalterlichen Emaillearbeiten, der für einen hoheitlichen Tisch geschaffen wurde und eine populäre Legende über die Dummheit des Menschen illustriert. Direkt über dem Sockel tut der Schlafende keinen Mucks, als die Affen ihm seine Kleidung nehmen. Andere Affen, die seine sonstigen Güter entwendet haben, springen in den Ästen darüber umher. Die ungewöhnliche Grisaille-Emailletechnik findet sich auch auf diversen anderen überdauernden Objekten wieder, allesamt in Verbindung stehend mit den Höfen der Herzöge von Burgund.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titel: Becher mit Affen
  • Datum: ca. 1430–40
  • Geografie: Wahrscheinlich aus den Burgunder Gebieten
  • Kultur: Südniederländisch
  • Medium: Silber, vergoldetes Silber, bemaltes Email
  • Dimensionen: H: 20 cm, Durchm: 11,7 cm
  • Anerkennung: The Cloisters Collection, 1952
  • Akzession Nr.: 52.5
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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