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Turban Snail Goblet
Paulus Tullnerc. 1559–70
Renaissance and Reformation. German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach
Vessels with precious, exotic materials such as mollusk shells (nautilus, turban snails) played an important role in the Kunstkammer in Dresden. Tullner’s goblet is striking for its etched Moorish decorations on its lip and numerous cast elements. Two of the three figures above the mount—Faith and Hope—can be traced back to plaques from the circle of Peter Flötner or of Wenzel Jamnitzer.
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- Title: Turban Snail Goblet
- Creator: Paulus Tullner
- Date Created: c. 1559–70
- Physical Dimensions: H 17.2 cm
- Technique and Material: Silver-gilt, turban snail shell
- Provenance: First mentioned in the inventory of precious objects in 1725 as a transfer from the Kunstkammer in 1724
- Museum: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Grünes Gewölbe
- Inv.-No.: III 181
- ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-061827
- External Link: http://www.skd.museum/?id=73
- Copyright: Photo © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Grünes Gewölbe/ Paul Kuchel; Text © Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach, A Cooperation of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München, Catalogue of the Exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nov 20, 2016 – March 26, 2017, Munich: Prestel, 2016; cat. no. 60 / Ulrike Weinhold
- Catalogue: https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Renaissance-and-Reformation/Stephanie-Buck/Prestel-com/e504919.rhd
- Artist Dates: unknown–1596
- Artist Biography: The gold- and silversmith Tullner passed his master’s exam in 1553 in Nuremberg, where he held the office of town councilor from 1586 to 1596 as Wenzel Jamnitzer’s successor. Tullner had specialized in making ornate goblets, sometimes in the shape of animals. His customers included the town councilor of Nuremberg.
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