Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family

Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo

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In the early 1530s, the painter Xanto created an ambitious dinner service for a member of the Pucci family of Florence; six plates from the set are displayed here. On this example, the Pucci arms can be seen at upper left, while at the center, Hercules grabs a would-be assassin by the ankle. The action continues at right, where Hercules’s defeated opponent flies headlong into the sea.

Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family, Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (ca. 1486–1582), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Urbino

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Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family, Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (ca. 1486–1582), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Urbino
Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family, Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (ca. 1486–1582), Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Urbino

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