Terms and conditions of use
Covered box, from the Gallia collection
(c. 1908)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 17.9 × 16.8 × 10.8 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Samuel E. Wills Bequest, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This covered box designed by Michael Powolny depicts figures from Austrian folklore: the Eisnermann, a knight who fell in love with the Donauweibchen, a water nymph from the Danube river. The pose of these figures, the kneeling knight embracing the naked nymph in a field of flowers, is clearly related to Gustav Klimt’s 1908 masterpiece The kiss. The reference to local folk tradition gives this object a distinctly Austrian character.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Vienna, Austria
Inscription
(a) incised in base c.: W (monogram) MP (monogram)
Accession Number
D182.a-b-1976
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Ovoid cream glazed on four gilt ball feet,cover surmounted by figures of kneeling knight and nude girl.