Basin with Diana and Actaeon
Paulus van Vianen was celebrated for his unrivalled silver reliefs. This dish shows the goddess Diana being surprised by the huntsman Actaeon. She changes him into a stag: his hat is already sprouting antlers. The kwab style is used in many forms in the splendid, broad border, which
commands as much attention as the scene it surrounds.
The story depicted on the inside of this basin is continued on the reverse. Actaeon, transformed into a stag, is killed by his fellow huntsmen and devoured by his hounds. Never before had the underside of a dish been embellished with another scene. The ornament is even more prominent than on the front. The basin’s feet are veritable kwab sculptures.
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Basin with Diana and Actaeon
Paulus van Vianen was celebrated for his unrivalled silver reliefs. This dish shows the goddess Diana being surprised by the huntsman Actaeon. She changes him into a stag: his hat is already sprouting antlers. The kwab style is used in many forms in the splendid, broad border, which
commands as much attention as the scene it surrounds.
The story depicted on the inside of this basin is continued on the reverse. Actaeon, transformed into a stag, is killed by his fellow huntsmen and devoured by his hounds. Never before had the underside of a dish been embellished with another scene. The ornament is even more prominent than on the front. The basin’s feet are veritable kwab sculptures.
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Paulus van Vianen was beroemd ...... tjes zijn ware kwabsculpturen.
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Paulus van Vianen was celebrat ...... are veritable kwab sculptures.
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BK-16089-A
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Rijksmuseum
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Basin with Diana and Actaeon
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Schaal met Diana en Actaeon
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type
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1613
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1613
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extent
breedte 40,0 cm
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gewicht 3061 gr
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height 6.0 cm
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hoogte 6,0 cm
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lengte 50,0 cm
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length 50.0 cm
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weight 3061 gr
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width 40.0 cm
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Collectie: edele metalen
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spatial
temporal
eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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