A large charger with a complex scene in polychrome glazes. Hand decorated glazed earthenware, 19-3/4" in diameter x 2-7/8"H. The Istoriato style of pottery decoration, originating about 1500 in Faenza, Italy, and popular throughout the 16th century, in which paintings comparable in seriousness to Italian Renaissance easel paintings were applied to majolica ware. The subjects, usually biblical, historical, and mythological scenes, are executed with a realism, including the use of perspective.
2,500/4,000
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