Caption

Water tincture, Schweiger, Matthias fl. ca. 1623–1635, goldsmith; herms decorative elements; lions; flowers ornament; fruit ornament; acanthus ornament. Jug with a spherical belly decorated with repoussé bouquets of flowers and fruit in acanthus reserves; on the side a spout in the shape of a female half-figure holding a conch; on the axis a plastic handle formed of channel sections connected by a winged herm of a woman. The cover is topped with a plastic lion standing on its hind legs. 1630–1635, Augsburg, Germany. Vessel; height 28 cm, width 14 cm, depth 30 cm., A single ornate vessel with a lid and pedestal is shown, rendered in a metallic gold color with areas of lighter and darker gold tones; the body is rounded and richly decorated with embossed floral and scroll motifs, and the surface has a reflective sheen. The lid is topped by a small sculpted figure of a lion in the same gold color, and the spout area features a sculpted figure of a partially visible human form holding a shell-like element, both matching the metallic gold. The handle is elaborately shaped with curved, scroll-like elements and decorative details in gold. The pedestal base echoes the ornamental motifs of the body with layered, rounded sections and a reflective finish. The background is a uniform light gray, and a soft reflection of the object appears on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_144

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Rights managed

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88.3Mb (2.1Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water tincture Schweiger Matthias fl ca 1623–1635 goldsmith herms decorative elements lions flowers ornament fruit ornament acanthus ornament Jug spherical belly decorated repoussé bouquets flowers fruit acanthus reserves side spout shape female half-figure holding conch axis plastic handle formed channel sections connected winged herm woman cover topped plastic lion standing hind legs 1630–1635 Augsburg Germany Vessel height 28 cm width 14 cm depth 30 cm single ornate vessel lid pedestal shown rendered metallic gold color areas lighter darker tones body rounded richly decorated embossed floral scroll motifs surface reflective sheen small sculpted figure lion gold color spout area features sculpted figure partially visible human form holding shell- element matching metallic gold handle elaborately shaped curved scroll- elements decorative details pedestal base echoes ornamental motifs layered rounded sections reflective finish background uniform light gray soft reflection object surface beneath .