23 décembre 2015
Fußbecher with scenes from Genesis, c.1420, Venice
Fußbecher with scenes from Genesis, c.1420, Venice. Blue glass, blow-molded, painted enamel, 19.5 cm. Ident.Nr. 1935.51. Kunstgewerbemuseum © Foto: Kunstgewerbemuseum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Foto Arne Psille.
his vessel of precious cobalt blue glass had probably originally a lid and served as a chalice. The revolving scenes take on this use relation: the value represented in the Sacrifice of Christ's sacrificial death is considered an atonement... [Lire la suite]