Plate with Ulysses holding the Palladium
ArtistWorkshop of
Domenego da Venezia
or "Mazo" (Italian, died 1570)
CultureItalian
OriginVenice, The Veneto, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1555-1570
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 3.9 x 25.5 cm (1 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionAn Istoriato plate decorated in typical palette, with Ulysses standing by the shores of Troy, holding the Palladium. The image of Pallas Athena (Minerva) which he stole with Diomedes from the Trojan temple after the fall of Troy.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.406
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
c.1545-1560
Object number: G83.1.329
Artist / Maker: Domenego da Venezia
c.1555-1570
Object number: G83.1.380
Artist / Maker: Franco Xanto Avelli
1532
Object number: G83.1.384
Artist / Maker: Milan Marsyas Painter
c.1530-1535
Object number: G83.1.386
Artist / Maker: Associate of Franco Xanto Avelli
c.1530
Object number: G83.1.390