Tazza with cover depicting the Relief of Breda: Underside of bowl: Scene II, Hohenlohe and Heraugiere discuss tactics
Underside of bowl: Scene II, Hohenlohe and Heraugiere discuss tactics ; This impressive covered tazza is a rare extant example of a fully documented gift of honor, a category that included many of the most important pieces in precious metals that were produced in the 16th and 17th centuries. This object was commissioned by the city of Breda as a gift for Philip, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg (1550-1606) in gratitude for the count's remission of two months' arrears of pay that the city owed him as commander-in-chief during the taking of Breda, using a peat-barge as a kind of Trojan h... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Image |
| Schlagwörter: | Decorative Art / Metalwork / 17th century / Dutch / Netherlandish / tazzas / cups / drinking vessels / history / historical scenes / Surrender of Breda / gift / gifts / iconoclasm |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29420849 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/47811 |
Underside of bowl: Scene II, Hohenlohe and Heraugiere discuss tactics ; This impressive covered tazza is a rare extant example of a fully documented gift of honor, a category that included many of the most important pieces in precious metals that were produced in the 16th and 17th centuries. This object was commissioned by the city of Breda as a gift for Philip, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Langenburg (1550-1606) in gratitude for the count's remission of two months' arrears of pay that the city owed him as commander-in-chief during the taking of Breda, using a peat-barge as a kind of Trojan horse, in 1590.