Above you see Lucas Cranach's 'The Elder St. Jerome in his Study', 1526.
I studied it for a while...and wow, haven't I seen that lamp before?
Yeeees, remember the image below?
The lamp is a Lüsterweibchen!
In the late Gothic and Renaissance periods ceiling lights
known as Lüsterweibchen were popular, especially in Germany,
with sculptures on deer antlers, with the ends serving as light branches.
Occasionally the antlers also bore a central carved figure, in the Gothic period
this being the Mother of God or a Saint, and later sculptures
having an allegorical or mythological significance
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This so-called Leuchter- or Lüsterweibchen is from the
Peter and Irene Ludwig Collection. It is ssumed to have been
created around 1540 in Northern Switzerland
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10 comments:
I find this very interesting!
never heard of them before!
thanks for making me wiser ;o)
I thought the same today...I've never seen them before. well, I thing either you like them or you don't...
I don't think I like these but I find them so interesting, I didn't know about them before.
I must say I feel the same way, Marilyn :O)
I loved the information, very interesting indeed. Already copied the photos and saved along with all others that refer to this period. I loved the fact.
I'm glad you like the images, Marcus...one might say they are a bit special these lamps ;O)
hi there from austria
first a compliment for the great post
If anybody collect such unique welcome
we have a great selection of such chandeliers!
blackforestworldantiques@aon.at
chris
Thank you so much Chris...they are both funny and strange at the same time...
Thaaank you so much!!!
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