Huwelijk van Isaac van Teylingen
1788
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.3; 10.37
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
Art Historical Context
**Huwelijk van Isaac van Teylingen (Marriage of Isaac van Teylingen)** This delicate 1788 artwork, created by an anonymous artist, is a finely struck metal piece measuring just 3.3 cm in diameter and weighing .37 grams. The "striking" techniqueusing a die to imprint designs under pressure—was a hallmark of 18th-century metalworking, allowing for intricate details on small-scale objects like medals or tokens. Likely commemorating the marriage of Isaac van Teylingen, a figure possibly linked to Dutch nobility (given the Teylingen name associated with historic estates), it captures a personal mi...
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...