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Dinglinger, Johann Melchior (1664-1731)

Vallier, Isaac Benjamin (active 1724-1736)

Dinglinger, Georg Christoph (1668-1746)

Hübner, Johann Christoph (1665-1739)

Kirchner, Christian (1691-1732)

Item type:

decorative art

Date of creation:

1728

Height:

139.0 cm  (54 3/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

sardonyx, agate, Kelheim stone, horn, gold, silver, gold-plating, enamel, cameos, pearls, agate, diamonds, sapphires, topaz, rubies, emeralds, moss agate, and other gemstones.

Additional titles

Description

A three-dimensional ornate centerpiece. At the base, a satyress plays a tambourine and a satyr plays the panpipes. On the upper half of the centerpiece, a bacchic procession is depicted prominently. Within the procession there are two men, each playing the aulos. Bordering the procession, on the upper right-hand side, there is a small trophée ornament comprised of a carnival mask, a shawm, panpipes, castanets (possibly), and a triangle with four jingling rings.

Iconclass

48A9857
(other) ornaments derived from objects
92L415
non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of satyr(s)
92L1
(story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tambourine [2746]
Panpipe [4024]
Aulos [4173]
Shawm [4258]
Triangle [3005]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1
image link 2

Bibliographic references

Berry, Mark. Index of triangle iconography (Bowling Green, Kentucky: Living Sound Publications, 2017).

RIdIM record id

6000