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1526-1527 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate depicting Cleopatra standing naked in front of a curtain.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate depicting Cleopatra naked in front of a curtain, probably painted by Francesco Xanto Avelli, 1526-27, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Plate depicting Cleopatra standing naked in front of a curtain.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27cm
  • Depth: 3.8cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Plate depicting the death of Cleopatra
Probably painted by Francesco Xanto Avelli 1526-27
Tin-glazed earthenware

C.2238-1910 Salting Bequest
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
Addington and Spitzer Collections.
Production
Rackham, catalogue: Faenza, about 1525.

J Mallet, 01.03.2003
See Rackham for print source (attributions of engravings might have changed). Two drilled suspension holes. Ballardini changed his articles later in letter to Rackham about F.R, see John Mallet, Faenza, early 1990's
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Mazzotti, Valentino. Fabulae Pictae. Firenze:2012. 281 p, ill. cat. no. 43. ISBN 978 88 09 77562 6
  • Mallet, John. [on Francesco Xanto]. Faenza. 1957, XLIII.
  • Marini,Marino. Fabulae Pictae.Firenze:,,,2012. 205, 281 p. ill.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
798 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.2238-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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