© National Museum Cardiff
Maiolica dish
Artist: Patanazzi Workshop, Urbino (1580 - 1620)
Location: National Museum Cardiff
Date: circa 1585
Materials: tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: diameter: 37cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £40,000)
Vendor: Rainer Zietz
Review number: 5670 (2005)
Provenance:
Made to commemorate the marriage of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and Margherita Gonzaga in 1579; ... possible German collection...; Sotheby's, 1986; Bonham's, 2004.
Description:
A large dish from a spectacular maiolica service made to commemorate the marriage of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara in 1579. The centre of the dish features a painting of a boar hunt after an engraving by Johannes Stradanus which itself was based on a painting by Marten de Vos. A maiolica service was less expensive than silver but still prestigious, and was intended more for display than regular use.
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