The rape of Proserpine
Plate
ca. 1527 (made)
ca. 1527 (made)
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Plate (Tondino) of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in dark green and yellow with the subject of the rape of Proserpine, adapted from a wood-cut in the Venetian edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses of 1497. In the sunk centre is a figure of Cupid flying and drawing his bow. On the rim in the foreground are represented Pluto and Proserpine mounting a two-horsed chariot and Ceres in front. To the left is Charon crossing the Styx; beyond are flaming buildings representing Hades. The back is painted with scrolled foliage in blue.
Object details
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| Title | The rape of Proserpine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Plate (Tondino), tin-glazed earthenware, painted with the subject of 'The rape of Proserpine', made in Fabriano, Italy, about 1527 |
| Physical description | Plate (Tondino) of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in dark green and yellow with the subject of the rape of Proserpine, adapted from a wood-cut in the Venetian edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses of 1497. In the sunk centre is a figure of Cupid flying and drawing his bow. On the rim in the foreground are represented Pluto and Proserpine mounting a two-horsed chariot and Ceres in front. To the left is Charon crossing the Styx; beyond are flaming buildings representing Hades. The back is painted with scrolled foliage in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | V crossed by a paraph Note Maker's mark painted on the back. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London. |
| Production | See letter from B.R. 4 August 1954 in which he doubts the attr. of 570 to Nicola P., also doubts the attr. to him of the Hermitage list. (Letter in Deft Copy J. F.Bildende, K. LXIII). For colour plate of obverse and l. and w. of reverse of the Hermitage Coppa (dated 1527) see Kube n. 68. Dated 1527 and signed. J Mallet. 05/99 Yellow and blackish blue, about 1527. Thick white glaze in black and ?scrolls, bad flaking. Marked V crosse by paraph. |
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| Other number | 570 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 4721-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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