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St Jerome in the Wilderness
Workshop: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
Maiolica bowl moulded in relief with St Jerome in the Wilderness and painted in blue and green, and red and gold lustre
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed pinkish-beige overall. Painted in blue and green, and with red and brownish-gold lustre.
Shape 76. Circular with shallow curving sides; the base is slightly concave. Moulded with decoration in relief.
St Jerome in the Wilderness. The Saint kneels facing to the right, holding a crucifix in his left hand and a stone in his right. A lion sits to the right of him. In the background there are two hills and two cypress trees. The sky is indicated by blue stripes and lustre clouds. Round the rim is a border comprising a band of red lustre, two narrow blue bands with diagonal strokes between them, and a band of gold lustre. On the back, there are three concentric bands of brownish-gold lustre midway across the sides.
History note: Lord Hastings; Christie's, 20-21 March 1888, Catalogue of majolica, Palissy ware, German stoneware, Limoges enamels, the property of The Right Hon. Lord Hastings of Melton Constable, Norfolk, probably lot 6; Wilson. Alfred Spero, London; F. Leverton Harris (1864-1926).
F. Leverton Harris Bequest, 1926
Diameter: 16 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
16th Century, second quarter#
Renaissance
Circa
1525
CE
-
1550
CE
Bowls of this type are more commonly attributed to Deruta, but the colouring and lustre suggest that this example was made in Gubbio
Label text from the exhibition ‘Madonnas and Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 7 March until 4 June 2017: The interior of this bowl is completely filled with a scene of the penitent St Jerome. The hermit is shown kneeling in a hilly landscape, gazing at a crucifix held aloft in his left hand, while clasping a large stone in his right, with which to beat his breast in penitence. The reverse of the bowl is embellished with lustreware bands, which give it an air of luxury.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue and green) reduced pigment lustre ( copper appearing red) reduced pigment lustre ( silver-yellow, appearing brownish-gold)
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, tin-glazed pinkish-beige overall, and painted in blue and green, and with red and brownish-gold lustre.
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: circular, rose pink
Accession number: C.72-1927
Primary reference Number: 75924
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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