Two Salt Cellars, Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), 1639
These salt cellars showcase the artistic influences Johannes Lutma absorbed while in Rome in 1630. Already in Roman antiquity, children were a favourite motif in sculpture, new variants of which sculptors developed in Lutma’s time. Lutma, too, created his own version, incorporating it into his salt cellars. The figure of the child follows the classical idiom, skilfully combined with fanciful auricular ornaments adorning the pedestal and bowl.
Purchased with the support of the Friends Lottery, the Mondriaan Fund, the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Themed Fund for Silver), and through the Rijksmuseum Fonds: Mr. H.B. van der Ven, the Ernst Nijkerk Fonds, the Ton en Judy van Heuzen-Dijksma Fonds and the bequest of Mr. H. de Looper
gild, h 24cm × w 12cm × w 802gr
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1960-13-A
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