Hanger in de vorm van een reukbal

Hanger in de vorm van een reukbal

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 13 cm x width 7.6 cm
Origin
Germany
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Jewelry Both · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the object as a pendant in jewelry, and the image clearly shows a suspended, highly ornamented wearable object.

Visual Qualities

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

    The pendant has a densely decorated spherical body, openwork scrolls and foliate motifs, chains, inset stones, enamel ornament, and hanging pearls.

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 92%

    Rounded forms, curling openwork, looping chains, and scrolling decorative motifs dominate the composition.

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 90%

    Blue, green, red, white, and gold accents create a vivid polychrome appearance across the enamel and stone decoration.

Time Periods

  • 16th Century Art Metadata · 95%

    The catalog dates the object c. 1550–c. 1600, placing it within the sixteenth-century period.

Geographic Regions

  • German Art Metadata · 96%

    The catalog identifies Germany as the place of origin.

Materials

  • Gold Both · 99%

    The catalog identifies partly enameled gold, and the image shows a gold-colored precious-metal framework and chains.

  • Enamel Metadata · 98%

    The catalog describes the gold as partly enameled; colored enamel decoration is also clearly visible on the pendant’s body and upper structure.

  • Gemstone Both · 97%

    Gemstones are specified in the catalog, and numerous inset faceted stones are visible across the pendant.

Source & rights

anonymous. Hanger in de vorm van een reukbal. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.