Tegel
1720 - 1760
Medium
maiolica
Dimensions
12.8; 0.8; 12.8
About this artwork
Tegel met een veelkleurig (rood, zwart en blauw) geschilderd stadswapen van Amsterdam geflankeerd door leeuwen.
Art Historical Context
This charming maiolica tile, titled *Tegel* and dating from 1720–1760, showcases the vibrant civic pride of 18th-century Amsterdam. just 12.8 cm square and 0.8 cm thick, it features a multicolored coat of arms—rendered in striking red, black, and—depicting the city's iconic three St. Andrew's crosses, boldly flanked by two heraldic lions. Produced anonymously, likely in a Dutch workshop, this small artwork exemplifies the everyday artistry of the period, when such tiles adorned hearths, walls, and interiors in prosperous homes. Maiolica, a tin-glazed earthenware technique originating from Ita...
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...