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Buchdeckel
Book Cover
Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Foto: Horst Kolberg/ARTOTHEK

Book Cover, 1580–1600

MediumLeather, painted, gilt
(H x W)25,6 x 18 cm
Place of originItaly, probably Venice
Status
on display, room 020
About the workThe strong design influence from Arabic countries – a result of close trade relations since the fifteenth century – is noticeable in these book covers. In addition to the gold embossing, the tendril motifs and medallions are reminiscent of Islamic bindings. The small painting depicts a scene from the Greek saga of Pyramus and Thisbe, the lovers of the ancient world who could not be together because of a feud between their parents. In her despair upon finding Pyramus dying, Thisbe stabbed herself to death before her lover’s eyes.
AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum
Provenance[...]; bis 9.5.1888 Dr. Franz Johann Joseph Bock, Kanonikus, Geistlicher und Kunsthistoriker (Aachen-Burtscheid 1823-1899 Aachen); 9.5.1888 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft von Bock; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum
Inventory numberP 13413
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