Plate with flowers, grass and flowering branches
c. 1675 - c. 1724
Medium
turning
Dimensions
26.8; 14.7; 3.9
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
J. Spoor Bequest, Muiden
Art Historical Context
This delicate plate, titled *Plate with Flowers, Grass and Flowering Branches*, exemplifies the artistry of anonymous craftsmen from the late Dutch Golden Age, dating to circa 1675–1724. Measuring just 3.9 cm in height and 26.8 cm in, its shallow, wide form makes it ideal as a decorative serving dish or display piece, adorned with intricate motifs of blooming flowers, lush grass, and graceful flowering branches that evoke the natural beauty of the Dutch countryside. Crafted using the "turning technique—shaping wood on a lathe for smooth, symmetrical contours—this plate highlights a skilled wo...
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...