# Goblet of the Hague Confrèrie [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GUTSCHE, Jonas]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Silver, height 34 cm ## Commentary In mid-17th-century Netherlands painters made various attempts to break free of the guild system and associate only with their immediate colleagues. Founding a 'Confrèrie' \('fraternity'\) was a form for artists to distance themselves from the various crafts. A Confrèrie was founded in The Hague in 1656 after a secession from the guild of house-painters and glaziers. Painters, sculptors, engravers and glass engravers were allowed to join the Confrèrie. In 1670 the Confrèrie commissioned the silver goblet shown in the picture which took on a ritual function during the installation of new members. The four branches of the Confrèrie, Painting, Sculpture, Glass engraving, and Engraving are represented in cartouches on the base of the goblet. However, the bowl is supported by a single figure personifying painting, seated on a globe. Engraved on the bowl are the names of the board members in office at the time. Jonas Gutsche was a silversmith active in the northern Netherlands. ## Related artworks - [Boy Triton]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()