03 — ARTWORK
Acquamanile
UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, Flemish · 1400 →
- MEDIUM
- Bronze, height 33 cm
- TYPE
- Other
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1266 × 1000 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
This acquamanile (a vessel for pouring water) was made in the form of Aristotle and Phyllis. Aristotle was said to have been subjugated by his shrewish wife Phyllis; a comic inversion of the right hierarchy of the sexes.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Acquamanile by UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, Flemish},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-goldsmith-flemish-rb48c20163bd9a0/acquamanile-r39bb910bb62fc1},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
