Dish with profile of a woman with Petrarchan verse
The Umbrian town of Deruta was an important center of maiolica production and was particularly famous for its display plates—especially those bearing images of lovely women. Here, confident lines describe a graceful feminine profile. Dishes such as this example functioned as a circular picture, with the patterned rim enclosing and enhancing the central image, not unlike a framed panel painting.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with profile of a woman with Petrarchan verse
- Date: ca. 1510–30
- Culture: Italian, Deruta
- Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. (8.9 × 40.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894
- Object Number: 94.4.320
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Italian, Deruta
ca. 1515–25
Italian, Pesaro
probably ca. 1486–88
Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo
1532
Unknown Artist
ca. 1500–1510
Marco Dente
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
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