Plate (tondino)
Dateca. 1640
MediumFaience (tin-glazed earthenware)
DimensionsDiam.: 11 3/8 in. (29 cm); h.: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sidney R. Knafel, 2022
Accession number2022.17.11
CommentaryOn this plate is an allegory of a river depicted as a bearded man. The scene is surrounded by colorful satyrs, winged figures, horses, and trophies, all painted on a white ground. Although the decoration of this plate derives from maiolica made in Urbino about 1560−80, it is treated here in the paler palette characteristic of French potters.
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