Dish
1560-1570 (made)
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Dish of tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration depicting the biblical story of Moses striking the rock to produce water.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish depicting Moses drawing water from the rock, made in Urbino, Italy, 1560-70, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration depicting the biblical story of Moses striking the rock to produce water. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Quando Moise precosse lapietra' (Italian. Painted on the back)
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| Gallery label | Dish depicting Moses drawing water from the rock
Made in Urbino, Italy 1560-70
Quando Moise precosse lapietra
Tin-glazed earthenware
7164-1860 Soulages Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Purchase: Soulages Collection. |
| Production | Mentioned as possibly based on design by Battista Franco by Gere, see References, pl. 306. |
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| Other number | 844 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 7164-1860 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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