Plate
ca. 1560-70 (made)
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Plate, large well, sloping sides, large rim, tin-glazed front and back, painted with a composition of eight figures in a landscape; Minerva and the Muses; in a countryside landscape Minerva on the left walking toward the muses holding a staff, to the right the muses, some seated, ready with their musical instruments, a seaside landscape with an island with a village and a mount. Painted in blue, orange, yellow, manganese purple and green. Covered in a very shiny glaze.
Reverse inscribed "le noue Muse"(the nine muses).
Reverse inscribed "le noue Muse"(the nine muses).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate depicting the nine muses, made in Urbino, about 1560, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Plate, large well, sloping sides, large rim, tin-glazed front and back, painted with a composition of eight figures in a landscape; Minerva and the Muses; in a countryside landscape Minerva on the left walking toward the muses holding a staff, to the right the muses, some seated, ready with their musical instruments, a seaside landscape with an island with a village and a mount. Painted in blue, orange, yellow, manganese purple and green. Covered in a very shiny glaze. Reverse inscribed "le noue Muse"(the nine muses). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Le nove muse' (Painted in blue) |
| Gallery label | Plate depicting the nine muses
Made in Urbino, Italy about 1560
Inscription: 'Le nove muse', painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware
8914-1863 Formerly Soulages Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Purchase. Formerly Soulages Collection. |
| Production | Same painter as 8913-1863 |
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| Accession number | 8914-1863 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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