Dish from a service commemorating the marriage of Alfonso II d'Este and Margarita Gonzaga
Manufacturer
Patanazzi Workshop
(Italian, 1580 - 1620)
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Dateca. 1585-1600
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 28.7 cm (11 5/16 in.)
MarkingsInscription, recto; 'Ardet Aeternum' IIt burns forever)
DescriptionAn oval Urbino dish from the service made for Alfonso II d'Este, duke of Ferrara and his wife Margarita Gonzaga, in the Patanazzi workshop. It is decorated with a panel showing Daphne about to be changed into a laurel tree. It is painted in ochre, blue, black and green, within a wide border of grotesques.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.404
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
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