Lampadario “Lüsterweibchen” (o leuchterweibchen), XIX secolo,
Polychrome wooden sculpture of a noblewoman holding a shield with fish tail, reindeer horns and 6 forged wrought iron candlesticks. 110x100x35 cm plus chain Difetti, The chandelier with a sculpted woman figure and the addition of horns on the back comes from a long German tradition, born in the 14th century and consolidated in the 15th and 16th centuries. The fascination of the mixture of art and nature takes shape with the development of the Wunderkammer, chambers of wonders that collected the macrocosm in a microcosm. The so-called Artificialia and Naturalia (artifacts and natural finds, respectively), aimed at a collecting classification of the Royal, were brought together in a single room. The amazement was at the base of the toilets of wonders so much so that they were not missing, and indeed they were much appreciated in the collections, objects that united these two categories. Many artifacts, then, knew wide diffusion even outside the rooms of wonders, thanks to their apotropaic function of removing evil forces and magical influences. Among these, we include this chandelier sculpted in the form of a woman who, thanks to the light of the candles she holds, illuminates the darkness of the world, bringing with her beneficial and exorcising light.