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Shallow bowl with Ruggiero

ca. 1525
Not on view
These two footed bowls (see also 65.6.8), or coppe, are part of one of the most striking series of maiolica produced in the 1520s. They were made for an unidentified patron and are painted with busts of illustrious heroes and heroines, ancient and modern. The helmets, in their classicizing style, are comparable to those on ancient coin portraits and on contemporary medals.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shallow bowl with Ruggiero
  • Date: ca. 1525
  • Culture: Italian, possibly Urbino
  • Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (4.1 × 21 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.6.7
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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