BK-17008
Bartel Jamnitzer
ca. 1580
Medium
gild
Dimensions
25.8; 14.8; 18.1
About this artwork
town mark: ‘N’
Art Historical Context
**BK-17008 by Bartel Jamnitzer (ca. 1580)** This exquisite gilded artwork, standing at 25.8 cm high, 18.1 cm wide, and 14.8 cm deep, bears the town mark ‘N’ for Nuremberg, the renowned 16th-century hub of German goldsmithing Crafted by Bartel Jamnitzer, a master goldsmith whose family dominated the trade in this prosperous imperial free city, the piece exemplifies the Northern Renaissance's fusion of technical virtuosity and ornamental splendor. Jamnitzer, celebrated for his intricate designs and perspective studies, supplied luxury objects to emperors and nobility, elevating metalwork to fin...