Tankard with Lid and scenes of Judith, Lucretia, and Venus / Artist Unknown, Germany
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- Accession Number
- 1966/2.18
- Title
- Tankard with Lid and scenes of Judith, Lucretia, and Venus
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Germany
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Medium and Support
- repoussé and engraved silver, partially gilded
- Object Creation Date
- 1600-1639
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Saxony (state)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Germany (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Saxony (state)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Inscription
- Dated inscribed on cover Hallmark: Zwickau, Saxony, Mastermark: IS
- Period
- Europe, Baroque (1590-1750)
- Dimensions
- 14.3 cm x 13 cm x 10.1 cm (5 5/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. x 4 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- vessel
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- tankard
- Physical Description
- The body of the tankard is decorated with two narrow bands of gilded abstract vegetal ornament around the neck and base, separated by a wider band that features three repoussé medallions alternating with three bosses. Each medallion depicts a standing nude female: one of the nudes appears in an interior holding a dagger to her chest; another holds a sword and a man's head and stands beside a female companion; the third holds an elongated arrow with a blindfolded cupid at her feet. The cast handle consists of a clawed bird's foot grasping a ball at the base, followed by a satyr mask, a bound female nude, and, surmounting the handle, the bust of a warrior. The lid, a later addition, bears a wreath with a series of initials and the date 1639.
- Subject Matter
- This ornate silver tankard is decorated with a riot of vegetal ornament and classicizing motifs. Three gilded medallions on the body of the tankard depict three famous women in the nude: Judith with her sword carrying the head of Holofernes, Lucretia preparing to drive a dagger into her heart, and Venus holding an oversized arrow with a blindfolded Cupid at her feet.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2980 x 1996
- File Size
- 791 KB
- Record
- 1966/2.18
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"Tankard with Lid and scenes of Judith, Lucretia, and Venus; Artist Unknown, Germany." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1966-sl-2.18/1966_2.18.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.