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Plate with Scene from the New Testament

CultureFrench
ManufacturedNevers, France
Period
Datemid 18th Century
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)
DimensionsOverall: 2.2 × 21.6 cm (7/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
Markings"S" on underside
DescriptionThe plate illustrates an episode from the New Testament. The scene shows two centurions kneel in front of Jesus praying him to cure their friend’s servant. 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 each 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 numberG14.4.14
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Earthenware - Faïence
Status
Not on view
Plate with Scene from the New Testament
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