Bowl with the Crossing of the Red Sea
Maker
Giovanni Battista Dalle Palle (ceramicist)
died c. 1573
After
(printmaker)
1500-1550
died c. 1573
After
(printmaker)
1500-1550
Title
Bowl with the Crossing of the Red Sea
Date of Production
1560
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 cm
Diameter: 30.2 cm
Diameter: 30.2 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.100
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
The scene depicted here shows the miraculous parting of the Red Sea when Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. The bowl is signed by Giovan Battista dalle Palle, who specialised in a style known as istoriato — Italian for ‘with a story’. Istoriato maiolica features scenes from the Bible, Greek and Roman mythology and ancient Roman history.
Provenance
Acquired by Thomas Gambier Parry before 1863
Exhibition History
Ceramic Art of the Italian Renaissance, British Museum, London, 07/05/1987-20/09/1987
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Inscriptions
Label: 100
Inscription: Lostinato farao/Somerso imare/giabatista dalepale/dafaecia feci/1560
Inscription: Lostinato farao/Somerso imare/giabatista dalepale/dafaecia feci/1560
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