The Kunstkammer of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612) in Prague was one of early modern Europe’s most famed princely collections. Part of this renown stemmed from the collection’s abundance of rare, exotic, costly and artfully produced objects. However, Rudolf’s Kunstkammer not only contained copious numbers of diverse objects, it also housed many objects that took copiousness (that is, sexual fertility and seasonal productivity) as their subject. This essay considers how copiousness affected the use of Rudolf’s collection. In the end, it reveals that copiousness complicated and made difficult the use of Rudolf’s collection on both a practical and an interpretative level.

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隐藏在众目睽睽之下：论皇帝鲁道夫二世的艺术馆的丰富性

位于布拉格的神圣罗马帝国皇帝鲁道夫二世 (1552–1612) 的艺术收藏家是现代早期欧洲最著名的王室收藏之一。这一声誉的一部分源于该系列中大量稀有、异国情调、昂贵且制作精美的物品。然而，鲁道夫的 Kunstkammer 不仅包含大量不同的对象，它还包含许多以丰富（即性生育和季节性生产力）为主题的对象。这篇文章考虑了丰富性如何影响鲁道夫的收藏品的使用。最后，它揭示了丰富性使鲁道夫的收藏在实用和解释层面上的使用变得复杂和困难。