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Plate
- Place of origin:
Pesaro (possibly, made)
Urbino (possibly, made) - Date:
ca. 1540-1550 (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glazed earthenware
- Museum number:
8965-1863
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 40, shelf 2
Physical description
Tin-glazed overall. Painted with the story of Jupiter and Europa. The reverse is inscribed 'Giove mutato in tore et Europa'.
Place of Origin
Pesaro (possibly, made)
Urbino (possibly, made)
Date
ca. 1540-1550 (made)
Materials and Techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.9 cm
Object history note
Provenance: Bought from the Soulages Collection, transferred to Circulation 25th March 1909
Descriptive line
Plate depicting the Rape of Europa, tin-glazed earthenware, made in Pesaro or Urbino, ca. 1540-1550
Materials
Earthenware; Tin glaze
Techniques
Tin glazing
Subjects depicted
Bulls (animal)
Collection
Ceramics Collection