Schotel, op het plat een zeilend schip binnen een Louis XV rand
ca. 1750 - ca. 1780
Medium
platter
Dimensions
34.9; 4.5
About this artwork
diameter 34.9 cm x height 4.5 cm
Art Historical Context
This elegant 18th-century platter, titled *Schotel, op het plat een zeilend schip binnen een Louis XV rand*, showcases a finely painted sailing ship at its center, elegantly framed by an ornate Louis XV border. Measuring 34.9 cm in diameter and 4.5 cm in height, this anonymous work exemplifies the delicate ceramics produced in Europe during the mid-to-late 1700s, likely tin-glazed earthenware from a Dutch workshop, given the title's language. The Rococo Louis XV border—characterized by its scrolling, asymmetrical motifs of shells, foliage, and flourishes—reflects the opulent French taste that...
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...