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Centrepiece - with the allegory of Earth and Water

Jules-Paul Brateau1885-1895

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

An oval, bulging bowl with the rim curving inwards. The domed surface is decorated with relief ornaments: at the short sides, there are naked female figures rising above the rim, representing the earth and water. The Earth sits among redweed, cornflowers and wheat, reaching towards a coiling lizard on the side, while the mermaid on the other side reaches for a fish. This bowl is one of the five works of art that were bought from Jules-Paul Brateau by the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts at the 1900 Paris International Exhibition (see Inv.Nos. 42,51,52,53, 57 a-b).

Details

  • Title: Centrepiece - with the allegory of Earth and Water
  • Creator: Jules-Paul Brateau
  • Creator Lifespan: 1844/1923
  • Date Created: 1885-1895
  • Physical Location: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest - György Ráth Villa 1068 Budapest, Városligeti av. 12.
  • Location Created: Paris
  • Physical Dimensions: 29.5 x 21.5 x 13 cm
  • Rights: Museum of Applied Arts Budapest, 2021, CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
  • External Link: Object Link, Art Nouveau Bestiary of the Museum of Applied Arts
  • Art Movement: Art Nouveau

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