Decorative Ewer with Satyrs / Mathias Zündt
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.21
- Title
- Decorative Ewer with Satyrs
- Artist
- Mathias Zündt
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1498-1572
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink with ink wash on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1551-1572
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Germany (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Mannerist
- Inscription
- False monogram (partially eradicated), lower right: AD (in imitation of Albrecht Dürer)
- Dimensions
- 27.7 cm x 17.1 cm (10 7/8 in. x 6 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- still life
- Physical Description
- The ewer in this drawing is decorated with cavorting satyrs, lions, and grotesque masks.
- Subject Matter
- The ewer in this drawing is embellished with a riot of satyrs in addition to lions and grotesque masks. Satyrs were followers of Bacchus, making them appropriate for a vessel made to serve wine. The extravagant decoration of the piece was a way for the artist to manifest his skill.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- legendary creatures
- motifs
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1977 x 3190
- File Size
- 474 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.21
- Link to this Item
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"Decorative Ewer with Satyrs; Mathias Zündt." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.21/1960_2.21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
