Plate
1542 (dated)
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The incident depicted is that of the disregarded omen of a sacrificial victim three times stolen by serpents, which preceded the death in ambush of Gracchus.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate depicting Tiberius Gracchus and the omens, probably made in Lanfranco workshop, Pesaro, dated 1542, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | The incident depicted is that of the disregarded omen of a sacrificial victim three times stolen by serpents, which preceded the death in ambush of Gracchus. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'd prodigi cioe miracoli Tiberio graco jeudi V.M. Ib primo a.c.4.1542' (Painted on the back)
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| Object history | Purchase. Formerly Bernal Collection. Purchase price note: Bought for £9 9s. |
| Production | JVG Mallet 25/10/05 See Rackham 914 (probably by the same painter). Part of the composition has been adapted from a Raimondi print depicting Christ at the table of Simon and the Pharisees (Bartsch, XIV, 23, 1, 29) |
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| Other number | 915 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1697-1855 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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