Dish with the Sagredo family coat of arms
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
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.202
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
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.
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 ...More
Bellini and the East, National Gallery, London, 12/04/2006-25/06/2006 ...Less
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 ...More
Bellini and the East, National Gallery, London, 12/04/2006-25/06/2006 ...Less
Inscriptions
Inscription: coat of arms of the Sagredo families of Venice
Inscription: T.G.Parry Esq
Inscription: T.G.Parry Esq
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