Ewer in the shape of a triton and a nereid

Johannes Lencker, c. 1620

This flagon in the form of a freestanding sculpture seems to defy the law of gravity. The stem is shaped like a dolphin with its tail curled up. Balancing on its tail fins is a triton, a sea creature with the torso of a man and the legs of a horse. A nereid – a sea nymph – sits on his back.

  • Artwork typeewer
  • Object numberBK-2003-5
  • Dimensionsheight 34.5 cm x width 25.5 cm x depth 12.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicszilver, verguld

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ewer in the shape of a triton and a nereid

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2003-5

  • Description

    Kan van verguld zilver in de vorm van een nereïde rijdend op een triton, die in een schelphoorn blaast. Het voetstuk wordt gevormd door een dolfijn met omhoog geheven staart.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • maker's mark
    • town mark

Creation

  • Creation

    silversmith: Johannes Lencker, Augsburg

  • Dating

    c. 1620

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zilver, verguld

  • Dimensions

    height 34.5 cm x width 25.5 cm x depth 12.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Ministerie van OCenW and the Mondriaan Stichting

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2003-06-11

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Jaarverslag : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (2003), p. 14, omslag.
    • O. von Falke, 'Der Augsburger Goldschmied Johannes Lencker', Pantheon I (1928), p. 12 e.v. met afb.

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