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Place of OriginItaly (Pesaro or Faenza)
Date1494
DimensionsFrame: 10 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (27.3 × 27.3 × 6.4 cm)
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
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.
Plate: Perseus and Andromeda
Plate: Perseus and Andromeda
Giorgio Andreoli
1527
Trilobed Footed Basin
Trilobed Footed Basin
Orazio Fontana or his Workshop
about 1550-1560
Plaque: St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata
Plaque: St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata
about 1515
Jar
Jar
late 15th century
Plate: Roman Warrior
Plate: Roman Warrior
Workshop of Maestro Benedetto Nessus
about 1510
Lustred Maiolica Dish (Tondino)
Lustred Maiolica Dish (Tondino)
about 1520-25
Dish: Silvaggia Diva
Dish: Silvaggia Diva
Giorgio Andreoli
1531
Plate
Plate
about 1535-1540
Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
about 1470-1480
Plate
Plate
early 18th century
Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
Pharmacy Jar (Albarello)
about 1525
Covered Vase
Covered Vase
early 18th century

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