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image of Plate with border of grotesques on an orange ground; in the center, Narcissus gazing at his reflection in a fountain
Sienese 16th Century
Sienese
Plate with border of grotesques on an orange ground; in the center, Narcissus gazing at his reflection in a fountain, c. 1510/1520
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), diameter: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Widener Collection
1942.9.315
From the Tour: Italian Renaissance Ceramics
Object 22 of 25


Literature

  • South Kensington 1862, no. 5164, repro.
  • Inventory of the Objects d'Art at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, The Estate of the Late P.A.B. Widener. Philadelphia, 1935: 53, as Siena (Maestro Benedetto), c. 1500.
  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 12, as Siena (Maestro Benedetto), about 1500.
  • NGA 1982-1983, no. 6, repro.
  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 117, no. 2, repro., as Siena, c. 1510.
  • Distelberger, Rudolf, Alison Luchs, Philippe Verdier, and Timonthy H. Wilson. Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1993: 122-125, color repro. 123.

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