Plate
1540 (dated)
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Tin glazed earthenware plate depicting the burial of Leucothoe. In front of a low wall Leucothoe is seen in an open grave with a torch burning above it and a youth on the right shovelling earth upon her. Cupid flies above holding a veil. To the left stand her father and mother, a mitred priest and another man beside a house. On the back, concentric circles in yellow and, in black, the inscription '1540 Sottrata Leucothoe dal padre uiua. X'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate, '1540 Sottrata leocothoe dal padre uiua. X' painted on back, made in Xanto workshop, Urbino, dated 1540, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Tin glazed earthenware plate depicting the burial of Leucothoe. In front of a low wall Leucothoe is seen in an open grave with a torch burning above it and a youth on the right shovelling earth upon her. Cupid flies above holding a veil. To the left stand her father and mother, a mitred priest and another man beside a house. On the back, concentric circles in yellow and, in black, the inscription '1540 Sottrata Leucothoe dal padre uiua. X'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1540 Sottrata leocothoe dal padre uiua. X' (Painted on the back)
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| Gallery label | Plate
Made in Xanto, Urbino, Italy dated 1540
1540 Sottrata leocothoe dal padre uiua. X
Tin-glazed earthenware
1695-1855 Formerly Bernal Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Purchase. Formerly Bernal Collection. Purchase price note: Bought for £10 5s. |
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| Other number | 639 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1695-1855 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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