Footed bowl with the Crucifixion
Maker
Workshop of
Orazio Fontana (ceramicist)
ca. 1510-1571 (Life dates)
Workshop of
Antonio Patanazzi (ceramicist)
Orazio Fontana (ceramicist)
ca. 1510-1571 (Life dates)
Workshop of
Antonio Patanazzi (ceramicist)
Title
Footed bowl with the Crucifixion
Date of Production
1560-70
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.2 cm
Height: 7.8 cm
Height: 7.8 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.90
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
This dish is a painting in miniature, with an exceptional variety of colour, expressive figures, beautifully rendered textures and a dramatic crowd scene. On the back, angels hover in and out of clouds, carrying symbols of Christ’s Passion (Death and Resurrection).
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Inscriptions
Label: 180
Label: 90
Label: 90
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