Dish with landscape and architectural ruins
Landscapes with architectural ruins feature prominently on maiolica dishes made in Pavia, a city in the Lombardy region of Italy, during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In spite of their natural setting, the imaginary vistas painted by Siro Antonio Africa and his nephew Siro Domenico evoke the extravagant theater sets of the Baroque stage.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with landscape and architectural ruins
- Artist: Painted by Siro Antonio Africa (Italian, 1663–ca. 1735)
- Artist: and his nephew Siro Domenico Africa (Italian, born ca. 1675)
- Workshop director: in the workshop of Carlo Giuseppe Rampini (Italian, 1682–1735)
- Date: ca. 1688–1710
- Culture: Italian, Pavia
- Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
- Dimensions: confirmed: 7/8 × 10 1/8 in. (2.2 × 25.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.459
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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