PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO FLUTED DISH
16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY RIMINI
Details
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO FLUTED DISH
16th century, possibly Rimini
Loosely painted with Ovid's story of Apollo and Daphne as recounted in Metamorphosis (1:452ff), Apollo chasing Daphne, the nymph with her arms raised above her head prior to being transformed into a laurel tree, within a yellow line rim
8¼in. (21cm.) diameter
16th century, possibly Rimini
Loosely painted with Ovid's story of Apollo and Daphne as recounted in Metamorphosis (1:452ff), Apollo chasing Daphne, the nymph with her arms raised above her head prior to being transformed into a laurel tree, within a yellow line rim
8¼in. (21cm.) diameter
Provenance
With U. Deo and Guerra Antichita, Florence