Title
Bowl with Engraved Figures of Vices, 1150-1200. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Bowl with Engraved Figures of Vices, 1150-1200. At the center of this bowl stands a female figure identified as SUPER[BI]A (pride). Represented along the curvature are four more bust-length figures: [I]DOLATRIA (idolatry), INVIDIA (envy), IRA (anger), and LUXURIA (self-indulgence). Bowls of this type were likely produced in medieval Germany and widely traded throughout northern Europe. Because of the moralistic symbolism employed in their iconographic programs, it has been suggested that such bowls were used in monasteries for hand washing during penitential activities. More recently, it has been suggested that they served as teaching aids for rhetorical instruction in medieval classrooms.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F72_354
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
66,9Mb (5,1Mb) / 14,2in x 18,3in / 4250 x 5500 (300dpi)