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Plate (one of a pair)

Style of Nicola da Urbino Italian
ca. 1525 or later
Not on view
These two footed bowls (see also 65.6.7), 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: Plate (one of a pair)
  • Maker: Style of Nicola da Urbino (Italian, active by 1520–died ?1537/38 Urbino)
  • Date: ca. 1525 or later
  • Culture: Italian, Castel Durante
  • Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 11/16 x 8 3/8 in. (4.3 x 21.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.6.8
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas, Nicola da Urbino Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas
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ca. 1520–25
Armorial Plate: Silenus on an ass, supported by Bacchic revelers, Nicola da Urbino or Castel Durante Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Armorial Plate: Silenus on an ass, supported by Bacchic revelers
Nicola da Urbino
ca. 1520–25
Large Dish (tagliere): Pope Leo X presenting a baton to Federigo II Gonzaga, marquis of Mantua, on his appointment as captain general of the Church in 1521., Nicola da Urbino Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Large Dish (tagliere): Pope Leo X presenting a baton to Federigo II Gonzaga, marquis of Mantua, on his appointment as captain general of the Church in 1521.
Nicola da Urbino
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Bowl with The Virgin and the Unicorn and arms of Matthias Corvinus and Beatrice of Aragon, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Pesaro
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