Tegel
1720 - 1760
Medium
maiolica
Dimensions
0.8; 12.5; 12.5
About this artwork
height 12.5 cm x width 12.5 cm x thickness 0.8 cm
Art Historical Context
### Tegel: An 18th-Century Maiolica Tile This delicate square tile, titled *Tegel*—Dutch for "tile"—dates to the Rococo era between 1720 and 1760. Crafted anonymously in maiolica, a tin-glazed earthenware prized for its vibrant colors and glossy finish, it measures a modest 12.5 cm high by 12.5 wide and just 0.8 cm thick. Such compact dimensions made it ideal for assembling into larger decorative panels, fire surrounds, or wall friezes in Dutch and Flemish homes. Maiolica tiles like this one flourished in the Netherlands during the 18th century, blending Italian Renaissance techniques with l...
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...