Kan met voorstellingen van de planeten
Bartel Jamnitzer
c. 1581
Medium
gild
Dimensions
9; 1196; 14.5; 36.7
About this artwork
voet: diameter 9 cm
Art Historical Context
**Kan met voorstellingen van deen** (Jug with Representations of the Planets crafted by the renowned Nuremberg goldsmith Bartel Jamnitzer around1581, exemplifies the Renaissance mastery of intricate metalwork. Standing at 36.7 cm tall with a slender profile (14.5 cm wide and 9 cm deep, about 1,196 grams), this gilded vessel features a foot of 9 cm diameter, designed for both functionality and display. Jamnitzer, from a dynasty of celebrated goldsmiths, infused his creations with mathematical precision, drawing from his expertise in polyhedral geometry and perspective—as seen in his treatises *...