Plate with Scene from the New Testament
CultureFrench
ManufacturedNevers, France
Datemid 18th Century
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)
DimensionsOverall: 1.7 × 20.8 cm (11/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
MarkingsLetter “K” in blue
DescriptionThis plate illustrate episodes from the New Testament. The scene refers to the biblical proverb from Matthew, 7:1-5: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” The painter possibly used a contemporary paraphrase of the Bible such as Monsieur Lemaître de Sacy’s L’histoire du vieux et du nouveau testament (1735) as a source for the narrative. A comparison with one of the prints shows that the scenes were freely appropriated and simplified.
Credit LineThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.
Object numberG14.4.13
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French Earthenware - FaïenceCollections
Status
Not on view
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