File:Clevelandart 1924.859.jpg
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[edit]Table Fountain
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Table Fountain |
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metal artwork  |
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| Description |
Conceptually and stylistically, this object is beyond all else a piece of Gothic architecture in miniature with vaults, pinnacles, columns, and traceried arches. Though the artist who created it is unknown, he was unquestionably inspired by the great Gothic buildings of his time. The table fountain is a three-tiered assembly combining cast elements with bent sheets of gilt-silver. To these have been attached a series of enamel plaques representing grotesque figures, some of which play musical instruments. Water wheels and bells were added to capture motion and sound. The rich detail, precious materials, and involved ornamentation of this deluxe object suggest it would have been expensive to produce and highly treasured by its original owner, someone of high status, and would have been deployed as an object of spectacle. This is the most complete example of its type known to survive from the Middle Ages. Medieval inventories reveal that small fountains like this, often taking various forms, and generally made from precious metals, once existed in large numbers, thus making the Cleveland table fountain an extremely rare object. |
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| Date | 1320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gilt-silver and translucent enamels | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 33.8 x 25.4 x 26 cm (13 5/16 x 10 x 10 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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1924.859 |
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| Place of creation | France, Paris, 14th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of J. H. Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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