https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15038/fullDish with the Fall of Troy1535Guido DurantinoOverall: 5 x 45 cm (1 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Urbino, The Marches, ItalyG83.1.3891A large Urbino Incendio Istoriato dish painted by Guide Durantino with Aeneas leaving burning Troy with Anchises on his shoulder and Ascanius at his feet. In the centre, washing his hands in the Scamander whilst, his father stands holding their household god, (Lares et Penates) a river god reclining nude at the source. There is a temple hidden in the trees to the left, and there are buildings in the distant landscape beyond. The reverse is in blue.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica182559582ItalianItalian RenaissanceInscription, verso: 'Como fu la gra ruina de Troia finta in Questo piatto / 1535' (Thus was the great ruin of Troy painted on this dish / 1535)