The decoration in bright enamel with arcaded friezes is typical of the earthenware produced by the prominent workshop of paul preuning in nuremberg. The figures in relief are based on contemporary german prints and were created by pressing clay into shallow metal molds. They depict the well-rounded life: loyalty to the empire, personal virtue, and attention to personal satisfaction. The top row features a coat of arms with the double-headed eagle of the holy roman empire with portraits of the german princes who elected the emperor. In the central row of personifications of the virtues, we see charity with two children and temperance pouring water into her wine (based on engravings by virgil solis, 1514-62), while the bottom row includes personifications of the senses of smell and taste. The pewter lid is a replacement and bears the stamp of the nuremberg pewter maker andreas spatz (active 1704-52). Date: between circa 1550 and circa 1560 (Renaissance). Place of creation: Nuremberg, Germany. Dimensions: 52.7 cm (20.7 in). Medium: earthenware, enamel, pewter. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Andreas Spatz - Large Jug - Walters 481371
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