Just imagine going to a party and seeing this intricate piece of art! Somehow I feel it would be great as a fondue machine.
Image from Cleveland Museum of Art, under Public Domain Dedication.
With Love, TeeTee Ella
Fancy 14th Century Table Fountain
Category Archives: 14th Century
Great Famine (1317) By William Chester Jordan
This image was made somewhere between 1315 to 1317. That makes it over 700 years old! The story behind this art piece is very dark.
From the Apocalypse in a Biblia Pauperum illuminated at Erfurt around the time of the Great Famine of 1315–1317. Death (“Mors”) sits astride a lion whose long tail ends in a ball of flame (Hell). Famine (“Fames”) points to her hungry mouth.
Image description
The Great Famine was the first of many crises that occurred in Europe in the 14th century. This Famine caused millions of deaths. The period was marked by extreme levels of crime, disease, mass death, and even cannibalism and infanticide. Read more on Wikipedia.
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With Love, TeeTee Ella