Dish with the Sagredo family coat of arms

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Maker

Italy (Venice?) 16th century (metalworker)

Title

Dish with the Sagredo family coat of arms

Date of Production

c. 1530-50

Medium

metalworked bronze and silver inlay

Dimensions

Diameter: 45.9 cm

Object Number

O.1966.GP.202

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

On display
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Keywords

Label Text

This dish was made for one of Venice’s leading families, in the style of inlaid metalwork imported from Mamluk Egypt and Syria. The design combines both Islamic and European decoration. Lions' heads, masks and strange creatures called ‘grotesques’ were favoured by Italian artists. These are set against a background of dense foliage and delicate arabesques — motifs derived from Islamic ornament.

Inscriptions

Inscription: coat of arms of the Sagredo families of Venice

Inscription: T.G.Parry Esq

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Islamic Metalwork Touring Highlights Exhibition, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, 27/09/2019-12/01/2020; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, 18/01/2020-20/09/2020; Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, 10/09/2020-10/01/2021; Holburne Museum, Bath, 17/05/2021-01/08/2021
Moments of Vision - Venice and the Islamic World, Metropolitan Museum of Art & New York & USA, 27/03/2007-08/07/2007
Moments of Vision - Venice and the Islamic World, L'Institut du Monde Arabe & Paris & France, 28/01/2007-22/04/2007
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Bellini and the East, National Gallery, London, 12/04/2006-25/06/2006
The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967
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