Dish with Diana and Actaeon
Maker
(ceramicist)
1500-1599
Andrea da Negroponte (painter (?))
Follower of and formerly attributed to
Francesco Xanto Avelli (artist)
ca. 1487-ca. 1542 (Life dates)
1500-1599
Andrea da Negroponte (painter (?))
Follower of and formerly attributed to
Francesco Xanto Avelli (artist)
ca. 1487-ca. 1542 (Life dates)
Title
Dish with Diana and Actaeon
Date of Production
c. 1550-60
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.7 cm
Height: 7.2 cm
Height: 7.2 cm
Accession Number
O.2020.XX.1
Mode of Acquisition
Sam Fogg, gift via the Cultural Gifts Scheme, 2020
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust). Presented by Sam Fogg Ltd through the Cultural Gifts Scheme and allocated to the Samuel Courtauld Trust, 2020.
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Greek myths were among the most common themes of narrative maiolica. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Diana transformed the hunter Actaeon into a stag as a punishment for spying on her and her nymphs whilst they bathed naked in the woods. Unusually, the painter of this dish depicted the moment when the nymphs ridicule Actaeon by showing him his changed appearance in a mirror.
Provenance
Sold at Farsetti Auctions, Prato, 14 May 2000. lot 11; Italian private collection until 2013; sold at Hampel Auctions, Munich, 27 June 2013; lot 5278; Sam Fogg; Presented by Sam Fogg Ltd through the Cultural Gifts Scheme and allocated to the Samuel Courtauld Trust, 2020.
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