Lampetkan met voorstellingen uit de geschiedenis van Diana en Callisto

About this artwork

hoogte 33 cm x breedte 15 cm x diepte 8 cm x gewicht 907 gr

Art Historical Context

Step into the opulent world of 17th-century Dutch silver with *Lampetkan met voorstellingen uit de geschiedenis Diana en Callisto* (Ewer with Scenes from the History of Diana and Callisto crafted by Paulus Willems. van Vianen in 1613. This silver ewer, standing about 33 cm tall with a width of 15 cm, depth of 8 cm, and weighing a substantial 907 grams, served as a luxury hand-washing vessel for the elite. Van Vianen, a silversmith from Utrecht and part of the renowned Van Vianen family, adorned its surface with intricate narrative scenes from Ovid's *Metamorphoses*. The myth follows the nymph ...