Jug (Bartmann jug) with a flower in a medallion
c. 1600 - c. 1649
Medium
turning
Dimensions
10.3; 17.7; 22.3; 4.4
About this artwork
rand: diameter 4,4 cm
Art Historical Context
This charming Bartmann jug, dating from around 1600 to 1649, exemplifies the masterful stoneware pottery produced in Germany's Rhineland region during the. Standing just 22.3 cm tall with a narrow rim diameter of 44 cm, its slender form was crafted using the "turning" technique—wheel-throwing on a potter's lathe for precise symmetry. A delicate flower blooms within an applied medallion, a hallmark decoration that added whimsy and elegance to everyday vessels like this one, likely used for serving beer or wine. Bartmann jugs, named for the bearded man's face ("Bartmann" means bearded man in Ge...
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...