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Painted at Castel Durante by Nicola Pellipario or Nicola da Urbino. It depicts Callisto in the form of a bear being slain by Arcas and a coat of arms.
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Title of artwork, date
Maiolica Plate, 1520
Date supported
1922
Gifted by
Henry Oppenheimer
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