Plate with the arms of a Contarini bishop
Manufacturer
Patanazzi Workshop
(Italian, 1580 - 1620)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1597-1610
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOutside Diameter: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
DescriptionAn Urbino plate with a central well and sloping rim. It is decorated with a coat-of-arms within borders of putti and grotesques. The arms are of Contarini of Venice, Tomasso Contarini, Archbishop of Crete, and Girolamo (Hiernoymus) Conatrini, bishop.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.405
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
c.1550
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Artist / Maker: Milan Marsyas Painter
c.1530-1535
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Artist / Maker: Patanazzi Workshop
c.1579 or later c.1598-1605
Object number: G83.1.404
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c.1531-1544
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c.1530-1560 or later
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