Bowl on high foot with the Crucifixion
Footed dish or tazza depicting angels carrying emblems of the Passion (reverse)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Photo © Courtauld
Photo © Courtauld
Maker
Probably workshop of
Orazio Fontana
ca. 1510-1571 (Life dates)
Orazio Fontana
ca. 1510-1571 (Life dates)
Possibly
Antonio Patanazzi (painter)
Antonio Patanazzi (painter)
Title
Bowl on high foot with the Crucifixion
Footed dish or tazza depicting angels carrying emblems of the Passion (reverse)
Footed dish or tazza depicting angels carrying emblems of the Passion (reverse)
Date of Production
circa 1555-1570
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.2 cm
Height: 7.8 cm
Height: 7.8 cm
Object Number
O.1966.GP.90
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
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).
Inscriptions
Label: 180
Label: 90
Label: 90
Provenance
Perhaps Grand Dukes of Tuscany, Florence; sold in 1797 or later; Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at Stowe; acquired by Thomas Gambier Parry at the Stowe sale, 15 August to 7 October 1848, lot 200.
Exhibition History
The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967
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