Noble falcons
In “De arte venandi cum avibus”, his famous book on the
falcon, Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II illustrates and
describes the art of keeping falcons and hunting with them
so accurately that his work is considered one of the most
momentous from the Middle Ages. He refined the high art
of hawking with help from Arabian nobles. The royal falcon
should be regarded not as a minion but as a valued companion,
they argued. Their size, power and graceful appearance place
the gyrfalcons shown here amongst the strongest of all hunting
falcons. If their plumage is snow-white like Meissen porcelain®,
to boot, they are also amongst the most precious. The one is
alert, erect and proud of eye, the other raring to show its
hunting skills. Thus this masterpiece of animal statuary, tastefully
set off with the most astute of decorative detail, brings out the
properties that make these aristocratic creatures so cherished –
and almost brings them to life.
SKU: 900184-77349-1
Weight: 2990 g
Limited to 50 pieces.
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