Dish with a standing woman
c. 1680 - c. 1720
Medium
turning
Dimensions
23.2; 20.4; 8.5; 12.5; 13.6; 4.2; 7.6; 8.1; 24; 6.3
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Legaat van de heer en mevrouw Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
Art Historical Context
This elegant *Dish with a Standing Woman*, created by an anonymous artisan around 1680–1720, stands at 24 cm high and exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of wheel-turned ceramics from the late Baroque era. The medium of "turning"—referring to the potter's wheel technique—allowed for precise shaping of clay into symmetrical forms, a hallmark of European pottery workshops during this period. The central motif of a standing woman likely served as a decorative focal point, evoking the era's fascination with graceful figures in everyday objects. Dating to the transition from Baroque opulence to ...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...