メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「Last-minute holiday shopping? ⁣🐦✨ ⁣⁣ ⁣ For just 275 cows (yep, we're talking moo-la 🐄), you could've had a bird like this in 16th-century Europe.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ With so many different currencies across the continent at that time, it's challenging today to understand the actual buying power of goods and art.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ☝️ But the cost of a milking cow was relatively stable across Europe, so it's an easy equalizer for comparison.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ One cow was equal to:⁣⁣⁣ 🐮 35 days' pay for a skilled craftsman in London⁣⁣⁣ 🐮 27 bushels of wheat in Vienna⁣⁣⁣ 🐮 5,350 loaves of rye bread in Brussels⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ So why was this hollow bird so udder-ly expensive? 💰 At the time, rock crystal was priced at its weight in gold. The coveted qualities of both natural wonder and fine craftsmanship gave it the hefty price tag.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Compare prices with other 16th-century Northern European decorative arts in "Relative Values: The Cost of Art in the Northern Renaissance" on view in Gallery 521 near the Lehman Wing.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 🎨 German. Bird, ca. 1580, with later renovation. Rock crystal, with gilded silver and rubies. #TheMet」12月21日 9時55分