Goblet
ca. 1815
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); 8 oz. 6 dwt. (258.9 g) Lip: Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) Foot: Diam. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Classification
Goblet
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kessler, 1971
Accession Number
1971.153.6
Art Historical Context
**Maaltijd te Emma (Meal at Emmaus)***Anthonie van den Bos, 1778–1838, counterproof, 93 × 70 mm* Visitors to our virtual gallery will encounter *Maaltijd te Emma*, a delicate counterproof by the Dutch artist Anthonie den Bos, active during the late 18th and early th centuries. The title refers to the biblical scene from the Gospel of Luke where two disciples recognize the resurrected Jesus during a meal in Emmaus—a motif rich in Western art, symbolizing revelation and faith. Van den Bos, likely working in the tradition of Dutch printmaking, captures this intimate moment in a remarkably small ...