Jug with the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy and the Last Judgment

Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Jug with the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy and the Last Judgment

c. 1620

Artist/maker unknown, German

In the early period of Westerwald’s stoneware production, the forms of its vessels were frequently based on architectonic baluster jugs from Raeren. Nevertheless, potters soon devised their own figurative compositions as decorations for their wares. The scenes around this jug are based on a set of prints published in Augsburg in 1600. They depict the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick, visiting prisoners, and burying the dead.

Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Jug with the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy and the Last Judgment

Date:

c. 1620

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German

Medium:

Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt decoration

Dimensions:

Height: 11 7/8 inches (30.2 cm) Diameter: 5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Miss Elizabeth W. Lewis Collection, 1905

Accession Number:

1905-241

Geography:

Made in Westerwald Region, Germany, Europe

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Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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