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Copa de Virgilio

ca. 1475–1500 (modern foot)
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 02
Reminiscente de los manuscritos iluminados, esta magnífica copa veneciana azul ultramarino es uno de los más antiguos ejemplos de la técnica del esmalte sobre vidrio a pequeña escala. Ilustra una historia apócrifa acerca del poeta latino Virgilio, transformado por la imaginación popular del medievo en un mago. Para vengarse de la doncella Febila que lo había desdeñado, el cruel Virgilio extingue por arte de magia todos los fuegos de Roma y exige que Febila sea exhibida en el mercado hasta que todas las mujeres de la ciudad vuelvan a encender sus hogares con velas prendidas con un carbón ardiente colocado por Virgilio en el interior del cuerpo de la joven.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Copa de Virgilio
  • Fecha: ca. 1475–1500
  • Geografía: Italia, Murano
  • Material: Vidrio; esmaltado y dorado
  • Dimensiones: a. 17,5 cm, diám. de la copa 8,7 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.190.730a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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