Dish with scene of Tideo and Polynice
Artist
Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
(Italian, 1489 - 1555)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, Urbino, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Date1539
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, lustre, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 27.5 cm (1 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
MarkingsInscription, verso; '1539' and 'Del bon tideo et polo / nice'
DescriptionAn Urbino Istoriato dish painted by Francesco Xanto Avelli and lustred by Gubbio by Maestro Giorgio Andreoli. It has the combat between Tideus and Polynices before Thebes, and the twp heroes with drawn swords and shields. There is a warrior on a prancing black horse to the right and five spearmen to the left beneath a tree. There is a fortress in the distance in a mountainous marine landscape. It has rich colouring, and the reverse has scrolls in gold and copper-lustre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.364
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
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