https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17204/fullPlate with the story of Hippomenes and Atalantaca. 1557-1570Domenego da VeneziaOverall: 4.1 x 25.5 cm (1 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Venice, The Veneto, ItalyG83.1.3801A Venice Istoriato plate painted with Hippomenes and Atalanta running in a mountainous landscape. The hero holding an apple in each hand.
Print source: Hippomenes and Atalanta, from Ovid's Metamorphosis, with designs by Bernard Salomon. Lyon: Jean de Tournes, 1557.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica181917573ItalianItalian RenaissanceInscription, verso: 'Hippomene e Talante / fanno a corere' (Hippomenes and Atalanta are running)