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Footed bowl with the Crucifixion

Maker

Workshop of
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

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

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