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15-641: Great Work or great work may refer to: A masterpiece or magnum opus, a creation that has been given much critical praise Magnum opus (alchemy) , the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone Great Work (Hermeticism) , also known as magnum opus, a term used in Hermeticism Great Work (Thelema) , a term used in Thelema See also [ edit ] Magnum opus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

30-402: A master craftsman in the old European guild system. His fitness to qualify for guild membership was judged partly by the masterpiece, and if he was successful, the piece was retained by the guild. Great care was therefore taken to produce a fine piece in whatever the craft was, whether confectionery, painting, goldsmithing , knifemaking , leatherworking, or many other trades. In London, in

45-473: A craftsman had the skills necessary to enter a craft guild. The shape of the cups has been compared to the inverted flower of Aquilegia vulgaris which was thought to resemble a group of doves clustered together, resulting in the flower's common name of "columbine" from the Latin columbinus , meaning "like a dove". The word also gave its name to the bird family Columbidae , the dove genus Columbina , and

60-415: A master themselves. In some guilds, apprentices were not allowed to marry until they had obtained full membership. In its original meaning, the term was generally restricted to tangible objects, but in some cases, where guilds covered the creators of intangible products, the same system was used. The best-known example today is Richard Wagner 's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868), where much of

75-477: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Masterpiece Historically, a "masterpiece" was a work of a very high standard produced to obtain membership of a guild or academy in various areas of the visual arts and crafts. The form masterstik is recorded in English or Scots in a set of Aberdeen guild regulations dated to 1579, whereas masterpiece

90-466: Is first found in 1605, already outside a guild context, in a Ben Jonson play. Masterprize was another early variant in English. In English, the term rapidly became used in a variety of contexts for an exceptionally good piece of creative work, and was "in early use, often applied to man as the 'masterpiece' of God or Nature". Originally, the term masterpiece referred to a piece of work produced by an apprentice or journeyman aspiring to become

105-521: Is generally considered a literary masterpiece. The term is often used loosely, and some critics, such as Edward Douglas of The Tracking Board , feel it is overused in describing recent films. Columbine cup A columbine cup (German: Ackleibecher ) is a silver goblet in the shape of a columbine flower ( Aquilegia vulgaris ). They were produced in Nuremberg, Germany, in the sixteenth century, often as masterpieces to demonstrate that

120-400: Is no longer produced under supervision. In Nuremberg , Germany, between 1531 and 1572, apprentices who wished to become master goldsmith were required to produce columbine cups , dies for a steel seal, and gold rings set with precious stones before they could be admitted to the goldsmiths' guild. If they failed to be admitted, then they could continue to work for other goldsmiths but not as

135-451: The "true practise of the Art & Mystery of Goldsmithry is not only grown into great decays but also dispersed into many parts, so as now very few workmen are able to finish & perfect a piece of plate singularly with all the garnishings & parts thereof without the help of many & several hands...". The same goldsmithing organization still requires the production of a masterpiece but it

150-525: The 17th century, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths , for instance, required an apprentice to produce a masterpiece under their supervision at a "workhouse" in Goldsmiths' Hall . The workhouse had been set up as part of a tightening of standards after the company became concerned that the level of skill of goldsmithing was being diluted. The wardens of the company had complained in 1607 that

165-456: The character of Columbina (the "little dove") in the theatrical genre of Commedia dell'arte . Columbine cups were first produced in Nuremberg in the sixteenth century, often as masterpieces to demonstrate the skills required to enter a craft guild. They are first mentioned in 1513 and from 1531 to 1572 were the most important of three items that apprentices were required to submit to

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180-593: The guild in order to move up from journeyman to master status. The others were a gold ring set with a precious stone and a die for a steel seal. One of the most influential designs for a Columbine Cup was produced in Georg Wechter 's 1579 pattern book 30 Stück zum verzachnen für die Goldschmied verfertigt Geörg Wechter 15 Maller 79 Nürnberg (Nuremberg, 1579; e.g. Berlin, Kupferstichkab.), which provided 30 designs that any competent goldsmith could copy if he could not produce his own. Two columbine cups are in

195-466: The plot is concerned with the hero's composition and performance of a "masterpiece" song, to allow him to become a meistersinger in the (non-commercial) Nuremberg guild. This follows the surviving rulebook of the guild. The practice of producing a masterpiece has continued in some modern academies of art, where the general term for such works is now reception piece . The Royal Academy in London uses

210-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Great Work . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Work&oldid=1063622491 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

225-445: The term " diploma work " and it has acquired a fine collection of diploma works received as a condition of membership. In modern use, a masterpiece is a creation in any area of the arts that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship. For example, the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

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