The ornamental cup of Veere, one of the most treasured objects in the city in Zeeland, the Netherlands, has delivered historical insights thanks to doctoral research by art historian and goldsmith Hanne Schonkeren of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The unique cup has been carefully housed in Veere’s city hall for centuries, but for a long time there has been little known about its origins.
"It is a masterpiece of goldsmithing, probably manufactured in Antwerp around 1547-1548," says Schonkeren, part of the History of Art, Architecture and Visual Culture research group at VUB and a specialist in gold and silversmithing. ...
