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Shallow bowl

Francesco Urbini, 1536

The dish is painted with a head composed of penises. From right to left the inscription reads 'every man looks at me as if I were a head of dicks'. The composition is a parody of the 'bella donna' genre of sixteenth century maiolica which bear portrait heads of girls.

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Title of artwork, date

Shallow bowl, 1536

Date supported

2003

Medium and material

Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions

Diameter: 23.2 cm

Grant

100000

Total cost

240000

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