Francesco Xanto Avelli (ceramist) Italian, active 1530/1542 Vincenzo Andreoli (ceramist) Italian Italian 16th Century (ceramist) Maestro Giorgio Andreoli of Gubbio (related artist) Italian, c. 1465/1470 - c. 1553 Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms, 1538 tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) overall (diameter): 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.) Widener Collection 1942.9.337

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center reverse: 1538 / Leandro in mare / etera ale finestra [Leander in the sea and Hero at the window]

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