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La Coupe de Virgile

ca. 1475–1500 (modern foot)
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 02
Ce beau verre vénitien, de couleur bleu nuit, est l’un des rares exemples qui subsistent de la technique de l’émaillage sur verre à cette échelle. Le décor, qui n’est pas sans rappeler l’enluminure, illustre une légende populaire médiévale qui avait transformé le poète latin Virgile en magicien. La jeune Febilla ayant repoussé les avances du poète, celui-ci, vengeur et cruel, éteignit par enchantement tous les foyers de Rome et exigea que Febilla soit exposée sur la place du marché jusqu’à ce que toutes les Romaines aient pu raviver leur feu à l’aide d’une mèche qu’elles allumaient à un charbon ardent placé par magie dans le corps de la malheureuse.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: La Coupe de Virgile
  • Date: v. 1475–1500
  • Aire géographique: Italie, Murano
  • Technique: Verre émaillé et doré
  • Dimensions: H. 17,5 cm ; diam. de la coupe : 8,7 cm
  • Crédits: Don de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Accession Number: 17.190.730a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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