Dish with Neptune
ArtistWorkshop of
Domenego da Venezia
(Italian, died 1570)
CultureItalian
OriginVenice, The Veneto, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Dateca.1555-1570
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 3.9 x 25.5 cm (1 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
MarkingsInscription 'Netuno in mare' (Neptune in the sea)
DescriptionA Venice Istoriato plate painted with the Triumph of Neptune. The god is brandishing his trident, standing nude on a shell borne by twin dolphins across a lagoon with a distant village before mountains.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.379
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
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