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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

about 1510 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The St George derives from the statue by Donatello formerly at Or San Michele, now in the Museo Nazionale, Florence.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Plate, with a figure of St. George, tin-glazed earthenware, probably painted by Jacopo, Italy (Cafaggiolo), about 1510
Physical description
Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in the centre St. George, in a rocky landscape with the sea in the distance. On the rim, in reserve on a blue ground, a repeating design of vases with masks above or below them flanked by monsters in pairs. On the back, blue and orange concentric lines enclosing the mark 'SP' in monogram crossed by a paraph.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 32.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SP' monogram crossed by a paraph
Object history
Purchase. Formerly Bernal Collection.

Production
Probably by the painter signing "Japo" (Jacopo)
Subjects depicted
Summary
The St George derives from the statue by Donatello formerly at Or San Michele, now in the Museo Nazionale, Florence.
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard Catalogue of Italian maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 (Printed by Billing & Sons), Vol. 1, Cat. No. 308.
  • V&A Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information file
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
308 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
1726-1855

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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