Dimensions: height 293 mm, width 205 mm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This print titled ‘Trophies with agricultural objects and armor’ comes to us from an anonymous artist. These six vignettes assemble everyday objects into decorative arrangements. Consider the era in which this work was created. This was a period of rigid social hierarchies where signs of status and power were carefully cultivated and displayed. The combination of agricultural tools and military equipment suggests an interesting intersection of labor, land, and power. The concept of ‘trophies’ is central here. Traditionally, trophies commemorate military victories, but this print extends the idea to everyday agricultural items. Who is being honored here, and what does it mean to elevate these objects? The arrangements are deliberately decorative. This speaks to the way in which even the most mundane items can be transformed into symbols of wealth and status.
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