Roundel with Netting Quail, 16th century, German, Colorless glass, vitreous paint, silver stain and cold enamel, Overall: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Glass-Stained, After a design by Augustin Hirschvogel (German, Nuremberg 1503–1553 Vienna), Hiding behind a large board, a bird catcher frightens quail at the sight of a painted steer, thus compelling the anxious birds toward his elaborate net. Part of a series of roundels based on drawings of different types of hunt, the glass may have been intended for a hunting lodge or estate
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Roundel, Netting Quail, 16th century, German, Colorless glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, cold enamel, Overall, 9 1/2, 24.1 cm, Glass-Stained, After a design by Augustin Hirschvogel, Nuremberg, 1503–1553, Vienna, Hiding, large board, bird catcher frightens, quail, sight, painted steer, thus compelling, anxious birds, elaborate net, Part, series, roundels based, drawings, different types, hunt, glass, intended, hunting lodge, estate
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