Cooling Vessel
mid 16th century (made)
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Large basins like this were used as cooling vessels for wine at the dinner table. In contemporary images, they are often situated on the floor, besides the table, with servants retrieve bottles of wine from them to serve to the diners. Wine-cooling basins were filled with water, and their decoration often alludes to themes in which water plays an important part, in this case, Diana and her Nyphs bathing.
During this time, the potters of Urbino made extensive sets of matching table-wares for wealthy patrons. Francesco Durantino is known to have worked in Urbino before he ran his own workshop at Monte Bangnolo near Perugia. A similar basin in the Art Institute of Chicago, is fully signed and dated: "Francesco Durantino Vasaro a Monte Bagnolo di Peroscia 1553"
During this time, the potters of Urbino made extensive sets of matching table-wares for wealthy patrons. Francesco Durantino is known to have worked in Urbino before he ran his own workshop at Monte Bangnolo near Perugia. A similar basin in the Art Institute of Chicago, is fully signed and dated: "Francesco Durantino Vasaro a Monte Bagnolo di Peroscia 1553"
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Large oval basin, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours with scenes from the story of Diana and Callisto |
| Physical description | Large oval basin, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours with scenes from the story of Diana and Callisto in a continuous landscape. Inside, amongst a group of nymphs bathing in a pool, Diana is seen discovering the pregnancy of Callisto; outside, Diana is again represented seated amongst her nymphs, and on the reverse side, the god Juno is seen transforming Callisto into a bear, her peacock standing on a rock nearby. |
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| Object history | Formerly in Soulages Collection |
| Historical context | Large basins like this were used as cooling vessels for wine at the dinner table. In contemporary images, they are often situated on the floor, besides the table, with servants retrieve bottles of wine from them to serve to the diners. Wine-cooling basins were filled with water, and their decoration often alludes to themes in which water plays an important part, in this case, Diana and her Nyphs bathing. During this time, the potters of Urbino made extensive sets of matching table-wares for wealthy patrons. Francesco Durantino is known to have worked in Urbino before he ran his own workshop at Monte Bangnolo near Perugia. |
| Production | See T.Wilson, Bibl.Ref. |
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| Summary | Large basins like this were used as cooling vessels for wine at the dinner table. In contemporary images, they are often situated on the floor, besides the table, with servants retrieve bottles of wine from them to serve to the diners. Wine-cooling basins were filled with water, and their decoration often alludes to themes in which water plays an important part, in this case, Diana and her Nyphs bathing. During this time, the potters of Urbino made extensive sets of matching table-wares for wealthy patrons. Francesco Durantino is known to have worked in Urbino before he ran his own workshop at Monte Bangnolo near Perugia. A similar basin in the Art Institute of Chicago, is fully signed and dated: "Francesco Durantino Vasaro a Monte Bagnolo di Peroscia 1553" |
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| Other number | 865 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 533-1865 |
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| Record created | December 21, 2005 |
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