Dish with the story of Tydeus and Polynices
Artist
Franco Xanto Avelli
(Italian, 1487-1542)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Date1532
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 3.2 x 28 cm (1 1/4 x 11 in.)
MarkingsInscription, verso: '1532 / Thideo & Polynice T frem a frote / Nel VIIII Libro de Ovidio Met / .F.X.A. / Rovigiese P / Urbino' (1532 / Thideo & Polynices together, face to face / In the VII book of Ovid's Met / .F.X.A. from Rovigo P / Urbino)
DescriptionUrbino Istoriato dish from the Pucci Service, painted by Francesco Xanto. It has Thideo and Polynice fighting in a Renaissance courtyard with the king running out of a doorway to one side with an attendant behind. There is a pool in the foreground and the arms of Pucci centred with a blackamoor head in the upper left corner.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.384
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
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