Dish with Two Lovers
ArtistAttributed to the workshop of
Giacomo Mancini
(Italian)
CultureItalian
OriginDeruta, Umbria, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1520-50
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 40.6 cm (3 1/16 x 16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Deruta polychrome dish, with the centre painted with a youth about to embrace his companion. Their clothes in amber, yellow, turquoise and blue in a hilly landscape. The a quartieri border has an alternate foliage scrolls and scale-pattern panels.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.334
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Giacomo Mancini
c.1530-1560 or later
Object number: G83.1.339
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
c.1550
Object number: G83.1.354a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1750
Object number: G83.1.669