Conical cup with scenes from Biblical Lord's prayer
Conical cup with scenes from Biblical Lord's prayer
Museum:
City Museum Bratislava
Identifier:
MMB U-01212
Cataloger:
PhDr. Zuzana Francová
Material and techniques:
transparent blown glass, engraving
Dimensions:
height 136 mm, bottom Ø 67 mm, upper Ø 80 mm, thickness of glass ~1 mm
Provenance:
Bohemia, Jizerské hory – area of influence of A. Simm
Former owner: Sonnenschein, Bratislava
Dating:
1st half of the 19. century
Description:
Massive bottom, conical form. There are 7 picture fields, ended on the top by a double arch. Between them are vertical lines. There are pictures of the eye of God in a triangle between the arches. Every of the 7 fields pictures a biblical scene referencing a part of the Lord's prayer.
Vater unser
Our Father in heaven
Father God sitting on a trone, with a crown on His head and with the Earth in His hands.
Geheiliget werde dein Name
Hallowed be Your name
Two angels praying facing each other, a pillar that divides them.
Zukomme uns dein Reich
Your kingdom come
Nativity - Virgin Mary and st. Joseph in an interior, the baby lies among them. In the background heads of a cow and a donkey.
Dein Wille gescheh
Your will be done
Jesus praying. On the right side sacral architecture with a high tower.
Gib uns unseres täglich Brod
Give us this day our daily bread
A figure of a man standing, profile view. He relies on a stick. A tree on the right, a hint of landscape.
Vergib uns unsere Schuld
And forgive us our debts
Peter denying Jesus. A figure of Peter, relying on a stick. He holds a key in his other hand. A rooster is on the left.
Führe uns nicht in Versuchung
And lead us not into temptation
Adam and Eve by the Tree of knowledge, there is the serpent present.
Erlöse uns von Übel Amen
But deliver us from evil
Crucifixion. Jesus on the cross, a tree on the left and on the right side, hilly terain.
