Metadata: Metadata
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Unknown maker | Caster
- Title:
- Fireback
- Date:
- Creation: 1589
- Inventory Number:
- 1931-033/001
- Collection:
- Firebacks
- Domain:
- Metallurgy
- Designation:
- Fireback
- Iconography:
- Diable
- Material | Technique:
- Cast iron
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 72 x 87 x 3.5 cm
- Inscription(s):
- Inscription ([L] D C 15[89])
- Description:
- Witchcraft scene. Rectangular shape with broken upper corners Under a vault open at the back, a woman seated on a chair, with a pot at her feet, is preparing a porridge. In front of her, a young man, who appears to be naked, is sitting on a beam. To the left, behind the woman, a man with his head wrapped in a handkerchief is tasting the soup with a spoon. In the background, an elderly man is talking to him. To the right, a little way off, another man in a long robe is talking to a devil with pointy ears and goat's feet who is standing in front of him. In the background, flames. Above: [L] D C 15[89]
- Geographical Reference:
- Place of use: Luxembourg
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- début 1931, début 1931
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA)
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
- Metadata last updated on:
- 06.03.2026
