Tile
Tile
Place of OriginItaly (Pesaro or Faenza)
Date1494
MediumTin-glazed earthenware, known as maiolica
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott
Object number
1954.20
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 19
Collections
Label TextThis tile, with the Gonzaga family emblem Bider Graft (Righteous Power), was made for Isabella d'Este and her husband Duke Francesco Gonzaga of Mantua. Isabella also owned the Lorenzo Costa painting in this gallery.- Decorative Arts
late 15th century
about 1535-1540
about 1470-1480
early 18th century
early 18th century
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