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Fragment of a jug with the story of Susanna
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Fragment of a stoneware jug on a high foot with a cylindrical body, rounded shoulder, and wide neck. Profiles on the neck, belly, and foot. Covered with a brown engobe. On the belly, relief-printed and applied, upside-down scenes from the history of Susanna, with the inscription below: 'INT KORTE EIT GESNEIDEN ANNO 1584/ DIT IS DEI SCHONE HESTORIA VAN SUSANNA INT KORTE EIT GESNEIDEN ANNO 1584'. The shoulder is divided into two bands of incised panels containing a double S-shape. On the neck, an applied band of portraits and faces in arches. Raeren.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineFragment of a jug with the story of Susanna. c. 1584 - c. 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.