Aeneas and his Companions on the Coast of Carthage
Painter:
Nicola di Gabriele Sbraghe da Urbino
(Possibly)
Painter:
Milan Marsyas Painter
(Possibly)
Maiolica plate, painted in polychrome with Aeneas and his Companions on the Coast of Carthage.
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse is pale beige, and has six small flaws. Painted blue, green, turquoise, yellow, orange, stone, brown, manganese, black, and white. Shape approximately 52, with three shallow concentric grooves under the outer edge. Circular with a wide, slightly sloping rim and shallow well.
Aeneas and his Companions on the Coast of Carthage. Aeneas, accompanied by Achates, stands on the left addressing his three comrades, who stand on the right beside a tree. A zephyr's head peers through a bank of clouds in the sky above them. In the foreground there is a shallow rock and grass; in the middle, the prows of two black ships and a headland; and in the distance, a building on a promontory. The edge is yellow. The back is inscribed in the middle in dark greenish-black: `AeVlus inmittit/Ventos iunone/precante' (Aeolus sends out the winds at Juno's command), enclosed by a yellow band. A narrow and a wide band encircle the edge.
History note: Ralph Bernal; Christie's, 23 March 1855, Catalogue of the celebrated collection of works of art from the Byzantine period to that of Louis Seize of that distinguished collector, Ralph Bernal, Esq., deceased, lot 1973; Andrew Fountaine IV (1808-73); his heir; Christie's, 16 June 1884, Catalogue of the celebrated Fountaine collection of majolika, Henry II ware, Palissy ware, Nevers ware, Limoges enamels . . ., removed from Narford Hall, Norfolk, lot 21; Murray Marks; Sir Francis Oppenheimer, KCMG; Sotheby's, 19 December 1941, Catalogue of Oriental and European ceramics, enamels and works of art . . . the property of Sir Francis Oppenheimer, KCMG, lot 45; Louis C.G. Clarke (1881-1960).
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest
Diameter: 27.9 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
16th Century, second quarter#
Renaissance
Production date:
circa
AD 1530
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, turquoise, yellow, orange, stone, brown, manganese, black, and white)
Moulding
: Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse is pale beige, and has six small flaws. Painted blue, green, turquoise, yellow, orange, stone, brown, manganese, black, and white.
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: rectangular
Inscription present: rectangular with blue printed border
Inscription present: rectangular
Inscription present: rectangular
Accession number: C.85-1961
Primary reference Number: 80105
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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