Plate
1531 (made)
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The plate belongs to an unidentified service painted by Xanto between 1531 and 1532; the service must have been very extensive, comprising plates and vessels of different shapes and sizes, eight plates are known to us; all showing mythological subjects.
Xanto was a very prolific painter and more than 15 different armorial services painted by him and his collaborators, survive today.
Xanto was a very prolific painter and more than 15 different armorial services painted by him and his collaborators, survive today.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Italian maiolica plate depicting The Death of Pyramus, Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo, made in Urbino, 1531 |
| Physical description | The plate is painted over with a scene depicting the death of Pyramus and an unidentified coat of arms with Hercules and the lion |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1531 Vidi piramo & Tisbe Isieme a l'ombra. historia. fra: Xanto Av: Ro: i Urbino pi:'
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| Gallery label | Plate depicting The Death of Pyramus
Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo, made in Urbino, 1531
Inscription: '1531 Vidi piramo & Tisbe Isieme a l'ambra. historia. fra: Xanto Au: Ro: i Urbino pi:' [Behold Pyramus and Thisbe together in the darkness]
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours
1780-1855 Formerly Bernal Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Formerly Bernal Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | From the forth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses; The Death of Pyramus |
| Summary | The plate belongs to an unidentified service painted by Xanto between 1531 and 1532; the service must have been very extensive, comprising plates and vessels of different shapes and sizes, eight plates are known to us; all showing mythological subjects. Xanto was a very prolific painter and more than 15 different armorial services painted by him and his collaborators, survive today. |
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| Other number | 631 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1780-1855 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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