Oval dish with the execution of Saint John the Baptist
17th century
Follower of Bernard Palissy
Artwork overview
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Medium
lead-glazed earthenware
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (oval): 6.4 × 21.9 × 29.2 cm (2 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 11 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
2014.136.352
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1928
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1928: 95, no. 2470.
1932
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1932: 101, no. 2470.
Inscriptions
painted on foot: M 96