Dish with landscape and architectural ruins

and his nephew Siro Domenico Africa Italian

Workshop director in the workshop of Carlo Giuseppe Rampini Italian

ca. 1688–1710

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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.

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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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