Lattimo Jug with a Mythological Scene

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Lattimo Jug with a Mythological Scene

Place of OriginVenice, Italy

Dateabout 1480-1525

DimensionsH: 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Mediumblown glass with polychrome enamels

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1969.287

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

DescriptionBlown, applied, enameled, gilded opaque white and green glass with polychrome enamels.

Label TextThe milky opaque white glass of this jar recalls Chinese porcelain, first brought to Europe by traders in the 15th century. The fanciful enameled scene of hybrid sea creatures imitates the popular painted tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) of central and northern Italy (see the maiolica plate in nearby). A renewed interest in depicting the pagan gods and creatures of antiquity was prevalent in contemporary arts, especially in prints, which may have served as sources for this jug’s decoration.Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, repr. (col.) p. 83, repr. (det.) p. 84-85.

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 126, repr. (col.).