Dish with The Story of Semiramis
Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo
After a design by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian
Not on view
This large dish has a wide depression and narrow rim. The organization of the imagery relates to these specifications; the figures on the rim are mere bystanders responding to the scene of Queen Semiramis receiving a visitor, and the primary narrative is completely enclosed within the plate’s central well.
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