Round Plate with Perseus and Andromeda

late 16th/early 17th century

Fontainebleau Pottery, Follower of Bernard Palissy

Associated Names
Fontainebleau Pottery

Ceramist, French

French 16th/17th Century

Ceramist, French

Bernard Palissy

Related Artist, French, 1510 - 1590

This is a painting of a classical mythological scene rendered in relief on a circular object. The artwork shows multiple figures engaged in various activities within a lush, natural setting. The circular composition features a central river or waterway, in which a sea creature seems to be swimming, with figures around it. The scene is surrounded by greenery, with trees and foliage framed by the rim of the object. Various figures, wearing classical attire, are engaged in animated poses, suggesting a narrative or mythological event. The style is similar to Renaissance art, reminiscent of artists like Luca della Robbia.

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M25


Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

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Bibliography

1928

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1928: 95, no. 2476.

1932

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1932: 101, no. 2476.

1965

  • Dauterman, Carl Christian. "Palissy and the Avon Wares in the W. A. Clark Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art." The Corcoran Gallery of Art Bulletin 15, no. 2 (October 1965): n.p., fig. 4.

Wikidata ID

Q62288150

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