Lot Essay
The figure of Cupid with his hands over his face is taken from Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael(?), see The Illustrated Bartsch (1980).
CIRCA 1540
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An Urbino Istoriato dish
Circa 1540
Painted in the manner of Xanto with the story of Diana and Actaeon, he being attacked by hounds having been turned into a stag, a fortified hill-town in the distance (cracked across, broken into several pieces and repaired, area of restoration to lower part)
10in. (25.5cm.) diam.
Circa 1540
Painted in the manner of Xanto with the story of Diana and Actaeon, he being attacked by hounds having been turned into a stag, a fortified hill-town in the distance (cracked across, broken into several pieces and repaired, area of restoration to lower part)
10in. (25.5cm.) diam.