Dish with Laocoön and his sons
AttributionAttributed to
Franco Xanto Avelli
(Italian, 1487 - 1542)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Dateca.1530
MediumTin-glazed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 45 cm (1 9/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionAn Urbino Istoriato dish painted with Laocoon and his two sons being strangled by serpents, flanked by classical figures, before rockwork and building.
Print source: Laocoon and his two sons, engraving by Marco Dente, ca. 1515-1527.
Print source: Laocoon and his two sons, engraving by Marco Dente, ca. 1515-1527.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.390
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1735-1740
Object number: G17.2.7
Artist / Maker: Franco Xanto Avelli
1534
Object number: G83.1.363
Artist / Maker: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
ca.1530
Object number: G83.1.362
Artist / Maker: Etienne-Maurice Falconet
ca.1760
Object number: G08.7.15.1-2
Artist / Maker: Guido Durantino
ca.1540-1560
Object number: G83.1.403