Korbeel van eikenhout waarop in reliëf de Waarheid (veritas)
ca. 1550 - ca. 1600
Medium
oak (wood)
Dimensions
79; 45; 34
About this artwork
Korbeel van eikenhout, waarop in reliëf De Waarheid (veritas), een vrouw met een spiegel, staande op acanthusblad onder een baldakijn afgebeeld is. Afkomstig uit het afgebroken huis Warmoesstraat 145 te Amsterdam.
Art Historical Context
This exquisite oak bread chest, or *korbeel*, dating from around 1550–1600, exemplifies the Renaissance fusion of everyday utility and artistic splendor in the Low Countries. Carved anonymously, its front features a finely detailed low-relief sculpture of *Veritas* (Truth),ified as a graceful woman holding a mirror—symbolizing self-reflection and honesty—poised on undulating acanthus leaves beneath an ornate baldachin canopy. At 45 cm high, 34 cm wide, and 79 cm deep, this functional household item transformed mundane bread storage into a moral emblem, reflecting the era's humanist values wher...
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...