Dish
1524 (dated)
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Dish with deep well, depicting Diana & Actaeon and in the centre a cupid riding a hobby horse. Painted in blue, black, green, brownish orange, yellow with white highlights and gold and red lustre. The rim has been slightly reduced to make it smooth again. On the back four leaf-scrolls and one circle around the rim, painted in gold lustre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish with deep well depicting Diana and Actaeon, painted by Maestro Giorgio, Gubbio, dated 1524, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Dish with deep well, depicting Diana & Actaeon and in the centre a cupid riding a hobby horse. Painted in blue, black, green, brownish orange, yellow with white highlights and gold and red lustre. The rim has been slightly reduced to make it smooth again. On the back four leaf-scrolls and one circle around the rim, painted in gold lustre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1524 Mo Go' (Mark for Maestro Giorgio painted in lustre) |
| Gallery label | Dish depicting Diana and Actaeon
Painted by Maestro Giorgio, Gubbio dated 1524
Mark: '1524 Mo Go' (Maestro Giorgio) painted in lustre
Tin-glazed earthenware
1789-1855 Formerly Bernal Collection
From Ovid, Metamorphoses, III(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Formerly Bernal Collection. |
| Production | J Mallet 04/99 Compare to cat.721. |
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| Literary reference | Ovid. <u>Metamorphoses</u>, III |
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| Other number | 720 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1789-1855 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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