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Dish with The Story of Semiramis

After a design by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian
1534
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dish with The Story of Semiramis
  • Artist: Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (ca. 1486–1582)
  • Artist: After a design by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: 1534
  • Culture: Italian, Urbino with Gubbio or Urbino luster
  • Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 7/16 × 17 7/8 in. (3.7 × 45.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.129.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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