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Pole glass with King David and Bathsheba, Glass, painted, Glass with enamel painting, Total: Height: 24,5 cm; Diameter: 10,2 cm, Drinking and tapware, David and Bathsheba, Early Renaissance, This pole glass is a special rarity, because it combines two forms of decoration in a unique way: nubs and enamel painting. The applied nubs, the greenish coloring and the rod shape of the glass are typical of the tradition of the medieval glassworks of the European North. The enamel coloring technique was adopted by the famous Venetian glass artists. The colorful scene depicts the biblical story of King David: He watches the young Bathsheba taking a bath and falls in love with her. This unusual masterpiece has been included in the list of nationally valuable cultural assets.

Pole glass with King David and Bathsheba, Glass, painted, Glass with enamel painting, Total: Height: 24,5 cm; Diameter: 10,2 cm, Drinking and tapware, David and Bathsheba, Early Renaissance, This pole glass is a special rarity, because it combines two forms of decoration in a unique way: nubs and enamel painting. The applied nubs, the greenish coloring and the rod shape of the glass are typical of the tradition of the medieval glassworks of the European North. The enamel coloring technique was adopted by the famous Venetian glass artists. The colorful scene depicts the biblical story of King David: He watches the young Bathsheba taking a bath and falls in love with her. This unusual masterpiece has been included in the list of nationally valuable cultural assets.
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Caption: Pole glass with King David and Bathsheba, Glass, painted, Glass with enamel painting, Total: Height: 24,5 cm; Diameter: 10,2 cm, Drinking and tapware, David and Bathsheba, Early Renaissance, This pole glass is a special rarity, because it combines two forms of decoration in a unique way: nubs and enamel painting. The applied nubs, the greenish coloring and the rod shape of the glass are typical of the tradition of the medieval glassworks of the European North. The enamel coloring technique was adopted by the famous Venetian glass artists. The colorful scene depicts the biblical story of King David: He watches the young Bathsheba taking a bath and falls in love with her. This unusual masterpiece has been included in the list of nationally valuable cultural assets.
Personalities: KING DAVID
Credit: Album / quintlox
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Image size: 2898 × 4320 px | 35.8 MB
Print size: 24.5 × 36.6 cm | 1140.9 × 1700.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ADOPTED • APPLIED NUBS • BATH • BATHSHEBA • BIBLICAL STORY • COLORFUL SCENE DEPICTS • COMBINES TWO FORMS • DAVID • DECORATION • DECORATIONS • DIAMETER • EARLY RENAISSANCE • ENAMEL COLORING TECHNIQUE • ENAMEL PAINTING • EUROPEAN NORTH • FALLS • FAMOUS VENETIAN GLASS ARTISTS • GLASS • GREENISH COLORING • INCLUDED • ISRAEL • KING DAVID • LIST • LOVE • MEDIEVAL GLASSWORKS • NATIONALLY VALUABLE CULTURAL ASSETS • NUBS • PAINTED • POLE GLASS • ROD SHAPE • SPECIAL RARITY • TAPWARE • TRADITION • TRADITIONAL • TRADITIONS • TYPICAL • UNIQUE WAY • UNUSUAL MASTERPIECE • WATCHES • YOUNG BATHSHEBA TAKING