Artwork
cană de vin
cană de vin is a photography by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1846 and is held in the collection of the Romanian Peasant Museum. A ceramic jug with a cracked glaze, featuring a predominantly off-white body with green painted designs.
About this work
Overview
A ceramic jug with a cracked glaze, featuring a predominantly off-white body with green painted designs.
Subject & Meaning
The jug's decoration includes a chessboard pattern on one side and a leafy design on the other, potentially symbolizing its use or simply serving as ornamentation.
Technique & Style
The jug's design reflects folk art influences, as evidenced by the use of a chessboard motif, a common symbol in this style.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
