Faenza 15th Century

Central Italian

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Deruta 15th Century, Faenza 15th Century, Basin with geometric patterns and dragon, c. 1480/1500, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2014.136.308

Basin with geometric patterns and dragon

Deruta 15th Century, Faenza 15th Century · c. 1480/1500 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2014.136.308

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Dish with Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Faenza 15th Century, Pesaro 15th Century · c. 1480/1500 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.3985

Deruta 15th Century, Faenza 15th Century, Dish with a king and a scholar, c. 1470/1480, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2014.136.309

Dish with a king and a scholar

Deruta 15th Century, Faenza 15th Century · c. 1470/1480 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2014.136.309

Faenza 15th Century, Faenza 16th Century, Plate with clasped hands, late 15th/early 16th century, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2015.19.4043

Plate with clasped hands

Faenza 15th Century, Faenza 16th Century · late 15th/early 16th century · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4043

Faenza 15th Century, Faenza 16th Century, Inkstand with Saint George and the Dragon, late 15th/early 16th century, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2014.136.335

Inkstand with Saint George and the Dragon

Faenza 15th Century, Faenza 16th Century · late 15th/early 16th century · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2014.136.335

An armored knight and the rectangular trough he lies next to are both on a slightly larger pedestal base in this freestanding, vibrantly colored maiolica inkstand. The earthenware object was covered with tin-oxide glaze, which, when fired, results in royal blue, grass green, pale orange, and brown hues. The knight’s skin is the white of the earthenware, and his armor is blue and orange. He lies down, using his helmet as a pillow to our left. Both knees are bent, and his hands are by his sides. A staff or lance lies at his feet to our right. The base has a coat of arms on the center front, and two animals, perhaps deer, lie to either side. The base is outlined in green or blue, and it rests on four brown, paw-shaped feet.
Faenza 15th Century, Faenza 16th Century, Inkstand with sleeping knight, late 15th/early 16th century, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2015.19.4045

Inkstand with sleeping knight

Faenza 15th Century, Faenza 16th Century · late 15th/early 16th century · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4045