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Institution

Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, Zagreb

Object description:

A glass of colourless glass is decorated with transparent enamel paints and embellished with gilding. The inscription on the surface over the base reads: Place de la Bibliotheque Imp. et Roy. et la Statue Josep II à Vienne. The painted decoration with a scene of the imperial and royal library in Vienna was done by Anton Kothgasser (1769-1851), Viennese miniaturist and painter known for decorating objects of porcelain and glass who perfected the technique of painting with transparent enamel paints. He often used a specific form of conical glass with an emphasised annular cogged cut bottom, the so-called Ranftbecher. Kothgasser painted his glasses with allegorical motifs, genre scenes, portraits, scenes or playing cards. He signed the pieces with his initials, not uncommonly with his address as well.

Object/Work type:

Location:

Zagreb, Grad - Croatia

Object measurements:

height  cm  12.3, radius  cm  9.7

Creation

Kothgasser, Anton

Date: 1825

Place: Vienna

Material/Technique: gilding (technique), grinding, enamel (fused coating)

Rights Work

Rights Holder: Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, Zagreb 

Resource

Rights Type:  

Rights Holder: Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, Zagreb 

Record

Source: Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, Zagreb

Identifier: MUO-019037