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Jan 13, 2009
Jan 13, 2009
Jan 13, 2009
Mortar
Mortar
c. 1550–1560
workshop of Wenzel Jamnitzer I
(German, 1508/09–1585)
with plaquettes cast after models by Peter Flötner
(German, 1485–1546)
Bronze
Overall: 12.4 x 14.6 cm (4 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.444
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Three reliefs curiously combine faith, hope, and vanity. They were made after works by Peter Flötner (more refined plaquettes by the artist are also in the museum's collection), then incorporated into the vessel. The plants and small reptiles were cast from life, an example of the strong interest in natural history in Renaissance Nuremberg. This tradition relates closely to the French ceramics by Palissy, also in the collection, which likewise incorporate natural specimens.
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