Molded dish with Joseph's robe being presented to his father

c. 1575/1600

Urbino or possibly Lyon 16th Century

Associated Names
Urbino 16th Century

Ceramist, Italian, 16th century

Lyon 16th Century

Ceramist, French, 1500 - 1599

This is a painting on ornamental pottery. The artwork is on a decorative ceramic plate depicting a scene within an arched architectural setting. The detailed artwork includes elements of Renaissance-era attire and architectural forms. The background features a brick archway, buildings, and a blue sky with clouds. In the foreground, a group of figures is gathered in a dynamic arrangement. The figures are dressed in colorful period costumes, with one figure seated on an ornate chair. Rich drapery in blue and white stripes hangs on the right side. This style is reminiscent of Renaissance majolica ware, known for its vivid colors and narrative scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)

  • Dimensions

    overall (height [the original foot has been sawed off] by diameter): 5.3 × 27.9 cm (2 1/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4007

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oskar Hainauer [1840-1894], Berlin; by inheritance to his widow, Julie Hainauer [1850-1926], Berlin; purchased 1906 with the entire Hainauer collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 17 October 1906 to William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York;[1] bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Series I.D, General business records, 1907-1964, reel 59, box 163, Hainauer collection sales ledger, July 1906-December 1909; copy in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints into Maiolica and Bronze, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018, no. 53

Bibliography

1897

  • Bode, Wilhelm von, ed. Die Sammlung Oscar Hainauer / The Collection of Oscar Hainauer. [bound as one volume, English and German pages interleaved in one page sequence] Berlin, 1897 and London, 1906: 114, no. 329 (M49).

1925

  • Carroll, Dana H. Catalogue of Objects of Fine Art and Other Properties at the Home of William Andrews Clark, 962 Fifth Avenue. Part II. Unpublished manuscript, n.d. (1925): 260, no. 49.

1955

  • Breckenridge, James D. "Italian Maiolica in the W.A. Clark Collection." The Corcoran Gallery of Art Bulletin 7, no. 3 (April 1955): no. 94.

1986

  • Watson, Wendy M. Italian Renaissance Maiolica from the William A. Clark Collection. Exh. cat. (11 venues). London and Washington, 1986: 164-165, no. 65, repro.

Inscriptions

across center reverse: La Veste al / Patre di Gioseph / Appresentata / p frelli (The robe being presented to the father of Joseph by the brothers)

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