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Aguamanil

Manufactory Medici Porcelain Manufactory Italian
ca. 1575–87
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 503
Hasta donde sabemos, los primeros intentos para producir porcelana en Europa tuvieron lugar en los talleres de la corte de los Médici en Florencia a finales del siglo XVI. Hacia 1574, artesanos bajo el mecenazgo de Francisco I de Médici, gran duque de Toscana, comenzaron a experimentar, imitando la porcelana blanquiazul de China que era muy apreciada en Europa. Si bien las cerámicas chinas y otomanas influyeron en la decoración de la porcelana Médici, muchas de las formas producidas en el taller ducal reflejaban la influencia de vasijas de piedra u obras de orfebrería contemporáneas, como es el caso de este aguamanil. Hoy en día, solo existen unas sesenta piezas de porcelana Médici.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Aguamanil
  • Fecha: ca. 1575–1587
  • Geografía: Italia, Florencia
  • Material: Porcelana de pasta blanda
  • Dimensiones: 20,3 x 10,8 x 12,4 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.190.2045
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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