Dish with landscape seen though an arch

and his nephew, Siro Domenico Africa Italian

Workshop director in the workshop of Carlo Giuseppe Rampini Italian

ca. 1700

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Landscapes with architectural ruins feature prominently on maiolica dishes made in Pavia, a city in the Lombardy region of Italy, during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. The two figures painted in front of the arch resemble spectators at a performance, drawing attention to the hilltop city in the distance, as well as the ingenuity of the dish’s painter.

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Title: Dish with landscape seen though an arch
Artist: Painted by Siro Antonio Africa (Italian, 1663–ca. 1735)
Artist: and his nephew, Siro Domenico Africa (Italian, born ca. 1675)
Workshop director: in the workshop of Carlo Giuseppe Rampini (Italian, 1682–1735)
Date: ca. 1700
Culture: Italian, Pavia
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions: confirmed: 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (2.2 × 26.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 2018
Object Number: 2018.460
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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