https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17208/fullBroad-rimmed dish (tondino) with Leda and the Swanca.1530Franco Xanto AvelliOverall: 4.6 x 26 cm (1 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Urbino, The Marches, ItalyG83.1.3871An Urbino Istoriato plate decorated in the manner of Francesco Xanto Avelli with scenes from the story of Leda and the Swan. It is showing on the left Cupid with Jove already partly in the form of a swan, and on the right his encounter with Leda. There is a shield bearing three addorsed crescents hanging above.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica182519580ItalianItalian RenaissanceInscription verso: 'Giove fece de Leda il.. / ere pregno. / fabula ' (The story of Jove making the beautiful Leda pregnant)