Maurice Kann

1839 - 1906

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Deruta 16th Century, Large dish with segmental border of plant sprays and scale pattern; in the center, an emblematic female figure holding a crowned toad and cornucopia, c. 1510/1540, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.317

Large dish with segmental border of plant sprays and scale pattern; in the center, an emblematic female figure holding a crowned toad and cornucopia

Deruta 16th Century · c. 1510/1540 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.317

Urbino district 16th Century, Venetian 16th Century, Plate with border of putti and trophies amid grotesques; in the center, a winged putto standing, armed, in a landscape, c. 1510/1520, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.313

Plate with border of putti and trophies amid grotesques; in the center, a winged putto standing, armed, in a landscape

Urbino district 16th Century, Venetian 16th Century · c. 1510/1520 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.313

French 19th Century, Bacchante, 19th century, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.96

Bacchante

French 19th Century · 19th century · marble ·  Accession ID  1952.5.96

Anonymous Artist, Oval Dish with the Birth of Adonis, c. 1560, enamel painted on copper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.290

Oval Dish with the Birth of Adonis

Anonymous Artist · c. 1560 · enamel painted on copper ·  Accession ID  1942.9.290

This circular plate is painted with an almost cartoon-like scene showing four people with pale skin around a stream, near the exterior of a tower. At the top of the plate, a nude woman is shown from the thighs up as she falls horizontally from an open window at the top of the tower. Her back, buttocks, and a single breast are exposed to us while a deep red and blue fabric wraps over her far shoulder and around her thighs. Her hands clasp as she reaches her arms forward, and her copper-red hair flies behind her. Her mouth is wide open. Directly below her, at the bottom center of the plate, a man partially wrapped in ruby-red drapery lies on his back in the stream. One arm is flung over his head and the other hangs across his body. He has black hair, and his eyes are closed. On the right side of the plate, a second man stands on the bank of the stream with his body facing us, as he turns his face to our left in profile. He has curly, brown hair, and the eyebrow we can see is furrowed. He wears a knee-length red tunic, and he raises both arms high overhead. Finally, the fourth winged, child-like person stands on the opposite bank, to our left. He is nude except for a quiver of arrows slung across his chest. His babyish body is chubby with small wings between his shoulder blades. He faces the center of the scene and looks up at the falling woman while raising a long torch toward her. The tower is made of parchment-white stones outlined with mustard yellow and black. A shield or coat of arms hangs or hovers just above the center of the plate. It has a rounded top and pointed bottom, and has six gold, tree-like forms against a navy-blue background, all within a scrolling, red frame. The stream winds into the distance between buildings along the banks. Cobalt-blue and sepia-brown mountains line the horizon, and a light brown sun with linear rays sets behind them. The plate is edged with a thin band of golden brown, and there are several chips around the rim. The plate is shown in front of a light gray background and it casts a light shadow to our right.
Francesco Xanto Avelli, Vincenzo Andreoli, Italian 16th Century, Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms, 1538, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.337

Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms

Francesco Xanto Avelli, Vincenzo Andreoli, Italian 16th Century · 1538 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.337

Urbino district 16th Century, Broad-rimmed bowl with border of dolphins and "delphigriffs"; in the center, head of a young man, c. 1520/1530, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.343

Broad-rimmed bowl with border of dolphins and "delphigriffs"; in the center, head of a young man

Urbino district 16th Century · c. 1520/1530 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.343

Leonard Limousin, Round Dish with the Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche, c. 1562, enamel painted in grisaille on copper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.293

Round Dish with the Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche

Leonard Limousin · c. 1562 · enamel painted in grisaille on copper ·  Accession ID  1942.9.293

Francesco Xanto Avelli, Broad-rimmed bowl with Neptune raping Theophane; arms of Pucci with an "ombrellino", 1532, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.345

Broad-rimmed bowl with Neptune raping Theophane; arms of Pucci with an "ombrellino"

Francesco Xanto Avelli · 1532 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.345

Deruta 16th Century, Large dish with border of floral scrollwork and cornucopias; in the center, profile bust of "Faustina", c. 1510/1535, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.322

Large dish with border of floral scrollwork and cornucopias; in the center, profile bust of "Faustina"

Deruta 16th Century · c. 1510/1535 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.322

Urbino district 16th Century, Broad-rimmed bowl with border of urns and cherubs' heads; in the center, device of a bird standing on a bundle with the inscription VINCENZO, 1529, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.344

Broad-rimmed bowl with border of urns and cherubs' heads; in the center, device of a bird standing on a bundle with the inscription VINCENZO

Urbino district 16th Century · 1529 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.344

Bibliography

1900

  • Bode, Wilhelm. Die Gemälde-Galerie des Herrn R. Kann in Paris. (Trans. French by A. Marguillier). Vienna, 1900: 100 plates.

1901

  • Michel, E. Gazette des Beaux-Arts 25 (1901): 385, 493.

1906

  • "Necrologie." La Chronique des Arts no. 19 (12 May 1906): 155.

1908

  • Nicholle, Marcel. "La Collection Rodolphe Kann." La Revue de l'Art 23 (1908): 187-204.

1909

  • Gillet, Louis. "La Collection Maurice Kann." La Revue de l'Art 26 (November 1909): 361-374, 421-34.

1978

  • Robb, David M. Apollo (January 1978): 46.