Drug jar with heads of women

c. 1550/1570

Workshop of Domenico da Venezia

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Ceramist

Domenico da Venezia

Related Artist, Venetian, active c. 1547 - 1570s

This is a photograph of a decorative ceramic jar with a portrait. The jar is adorned with vibrant colors featuring a central circular medallion depicting a profile portrait. The portrait is done in a classical style, with curly hair, an elaborate ruff collar, and delicate features facing left. The background of the medallion is styled in a warm yellow tone. Surrounding this central image, the jar has intricate patterns in blue, yellow, and green, incorporating leaves and floral motifs. The rounded shape of the jar, along with the rich colors and artistic glaze work, suggest an appreciation for classical art design. The craftsmanship and detail suggest the piece could be from the period of Renaissance ceramics.

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West Building Main Floor, Gallery M25

Artwork overview

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.

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Exhibition History

1958

  • Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance, 1400-1600, Detroit Institute of Arts, 18 November 1958 - 4 January 1959, no. 124, repro.

2007

  • Masterpieces: European Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 7 February - 12 August 2007, no catalogue.

Bibliography

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 Unpublished manuscript, n.d. (1925): 261, no. 57.

1955

  • Breckenridge, James D. "Italian Maiolica in the W.A. Clark Collection." The Corcoran Gallery of Art Bulletin 7, no. 3 (April 1955): no. 112.

Wikidata ID

Q62287975

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