维吉尔杯

意大利

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500

这只漂亮的深蓝色威尼斯玻璃杯上装饰着精美的珐琅图案,它是这种装饰工艺和规模现存较早的范例。杯身上的珐琅使人想到手抄本彩饰,描绘了有关拉丁诗人维吉尔的一个不甚可靠的故事,他在中世纪的民间想象中是一位魔法师。维吉尔为了报复拒绝他求爱的少女菲比拉,用魔法熄灭了罗马全城的火并残忍地要求菲比拉在市场中袒露身体,直到全城的妇女都拿火捻子用他放入菲比拉体内的一块烧红的煤块当火种,重新生起火。

Goblet, Glass, enameled and gilded, Italian, Venice, Murano

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