Dish
about 1600-1620 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Dish of white earthenware moulded with incidents from the story of Callisto and the Rape of Proserpine, coloured and glazed. Oval dish with flat rim and vertical sides. The rim is moulded with two arabesques patterns alternating, one coloured yellow, one green. In the middle of the dish, in the foreground to the right, Jupiter disguised as Diana is ssen approaching Callisto who is seated naked on the bank of a river. To their left, in the middle of the foreground, Pluto is seizing Proserpine who is kneeling on one knee, her lap full of flowers. A line of trees crosses the dish diagonally; above this line, on the right among rocks and trees is a city and Pluto with Proserpine driving in a chariot; from above Cupid is shooting an arrow; and on a mound seemingly suspended in mid-air, Venus is seen embracing Cupid; at the top of the composition sun rays are breaking through a dark cloud. The back of the dish and the inner sides are covered with a dappled marble pattern.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with moulded decoration in low relief and decorated with coloured glazes |
| Brief description | Earthenware dish with moulded decoration in low relief of Callisto and the Rape of Proserpine. French, possibly Fontainebleau, about 1600-1620 |
| Physical description | Dish of white earthenware moulded with incidents from the story of Callisto and the Rape of Proserpine, coloured and glazed. Oval dish with flat rim and vertical sides. The rim is moulded with two arabesques patterns alternating, one coloured yellow, one green. In the middle of the dish, in the foreground to the right, Jupiter disguised as Diana is ssen approaching Callisto who is seated naked on the bank of a river. To their left, in the middle of the foreground, Pluto is seizing Proserpine who is kneeling on one knee, her lap full of flowers. A line of trees crosses the dish diagonally; above this line, on the right among rocks and trees is a city and Pluto with Proserpine driving in a chariot; from above Cupid is shooting an arrow; and on a mound seemingly suspended in mid-air, Venus is seen embracing Cupid; at the top of the composition sun rays are breaking through a dark cloud. The back of the dish and the inner sides are covered with a dappled marble pattern. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | fleur de lys (impressed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Salting Bequest. (1910) Thought to be made by Bernard Palissy or his school and dated to the second half of the 16th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Sauzay et Delange, L'Oeuvre de Bernard Palissy, Paris, 1862 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2307-1910 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
