https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17237/fullDish with scene from the Aeneid1536Giulio da UrbinoOverall: 4.7 x 25.4 cm (1 7/8 x 10 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Urbino, The Marches, ItalyG83.1.3911An Urbino Istoriato dates alzata dish, painted by Giulio da Urbino. It has a scene from Aeneid with Dido, Aeneas, Ascanius and attendants around tripod tables in a classical interior with a hanging. The reverse is inscribed in blue.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica182445584ItalianItalian RenaissanceInscription, verso: 1536, Cui Venus ascanii su / imagine mittit amorem' (On this image, Venus sends the love of Ascanius to him)