Tondino with Leda and the Swan and the Arms of Medici Impaling Pucci
Artist
Orazio Fontana
(Italian, died 1571)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1531-1544
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 19.5 cm (1 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed on the reverse, Giove converso in cygno
DescriptionAn Urbino Istoriato dish (Tondino) from the Pucci/Medici service, painted by Orazio Fontana with the arms of Medici impaling Pucci. It is ensigned with a cardinal's hat, and the story of Leda and the Swan who appear together on the left. There is a small child on the right, Jupiter in the clouds above, and in the background there is a river flowing past a city.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.388
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Franco Xanto Avelli
c.1530
Object number: G83.1.387
Artist / Maker: Orazio Fontana
c.1560
Object number: G83.1.401
Artist / Maker: Franco Xanto Avelli
1532
Object number: G83.1.384
Artist / Maker: Giacomo Mancini
c.1530-1560 or later
Object number: G83.1.339
Artist / Maker: Milan Marsyas Painter
c.1530-1535
Object number: G83.1.386
Artist / Maker: Orazio Fontana
c.1560
Object number: G83.1.402
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.1232.1-2