Plate with Pyramus and Thisbe
Artist: Casa-Pirota Workshop (Faenza) (Italian, ca. 1520)
Date: about 1520-1525
Dimensions:
diam: 16 9/16 in. (39.5 cm)
depth: 2 3/4 in.
Medium: tin-glazed earthenware
Place of Origin: Italy, probably Faenza
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1969.283
Label Text:Like Romeo and Juliet, secret lovers Pyramus and Thisbe meet a tragic end. Pyramus stabs himself when he believes Thisbe has been killed by a lion. Finding her lover dying, Thisbe throws herself on his sword while Cupid (?) looks on.
DescriptionTin-glazed earthenware, known as maiolica.
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