Tazza
late 17th century (made)
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Round with a relief scene of Perseus rescuing Andromeda in relief and decorated with coloured glazes
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Buff earthenware with moulded decoration in relief and painted with coloured glazes |
| Brief description | Buff earthenware decorated with coloured glazes with an image of Perseus rescuing Andromeda, in relief. Original model possibly by Giovanni Paolo at Fontainebleau, c.1600. French, probably Normandy, late 17th century. |
| Physical description | Round with a relief scene of Perseus rescuing Andromeda in relief and decorated with coloured glazes |
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| Credit line | Bought from the Soulages Collection. |
| Object history | Formerly in the Soulages Collection. Originally acquired as 'School of Bernard Palissy'. |
| Production | Possibly after an original model by Giovanni Paolo at Fontainebleau |
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| Bibliographic reference | McNab, Jessie, Seventeenth Century French Ceramic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987 |
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| Accession number | 7173-1860 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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