Fan - Venus in a chariot drawn by swans
| Accession Nr.: | 4176 |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1800
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| Materials: | ivory sticks; mother- of-pearl; silk; spangle |
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| Techniques: | painted; pierced |
| Dimensions: |
length: 23 cm
width: 44 cm
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In the centre of the blue leaf, which is framed by a row of miniature palmettes and festoons of spangles, is a grisaille-painted depiction: above the clouds the arrival of Venus drawn by swans and attended by winged amorettes. The leaf is enriched on each side of the scene by a scattering of painted flowers and bloom-shaped spangles. The verso is unembellished. The openwork on the sticks is of a leaf and festoon design a foil washer gleams from beneath each guard-stick.
Literature
- Maros Donka Szilvia: Bájos semmiségek. Az Iparművészeti Múzeum legyezőgyűjteménye (1700-1920). Balassi Kiadó - Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2002. - Nr. 82.
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 1.89. (Maros Donka Szilvia)
