Melkkan in de vorm van een aap van veelkleurig beschilderde faïence
ca. 1750 - ca. 1780
Medium
milk jug
Dimensions
12.5; 8.2; 17.5
About this artwork
Schenking van de erven van de heer J.F. Loudon, Den Haag
Art Historical Context
Behold the whimsical *Melkkan in de vorm van een a van veelkleurigchilderde faïence (Milk Jug in the Form of a Monkey from Multicolored Painted Fence), a delightful anonymous creation from around 1750–1780. Standing at about 17.5 cm tall, with a width of 8.2 cm and depth of 12.5 cm, this charming jug combines functionality with playful sculpture. Crafted from faience—a tin-glazed earthenware prized for its vibrant colors and glossy finish—the piece features a monkey form adorned with multicolored paints, capturing the exuberant spirit of 18th-century European ceramics. This milk jug exemplifi...
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...