Plate with scene from the second Punic Wars
ArtistWorkshop of
Guido Durantino
(Italian, 1515 - 1576)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1540-1560
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 24.5 cm (1 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
MarkingsInscription verso: ' -89- / Annibal ode il console caduto / E del Stendardo il mal segnio avenuto'
DescriptionAn Urbino Istoriato circular plate from the service of Guidobaldo II di Montefeltro, Duck of Urbino. It is painted with a Roman consul fallen beneath his horse before a Carthaginian encampment, with numerous tents and figures in the foreground deriding him. A towered village on a mountain is behind.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.403
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
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