ITALIAN MAIOLICA
An Urbino istoriato tazza depicting the rape of Ganymede
CIRCA 1560, INSCRIBED GANIMEDE E GIOVE IN BLUE
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An Urbino istoriato tazza depicting the rape of Ganymede
Circa 1560, inscribed Ganimede e giove in blue
Painted with figures hunting with dogs, on foot and on horseback, with Jupiter in the form of an eagle carrying Ganymede above, in a wooded landscape before the sea and the distant city of Troy, within a yellow band rim (broken in sections and repaired, chipping to rim)
10 5/8in. (27cm.) diam.
Circa 1560, inscribed Ganimede e giove in blue
Painted with figures hunting with dogs, on foot and on horseback, with Jupiter in the form of an eagle carrying Ganymede above, in a wooded landscape before the sea and the distant city of Troy, within a yellow band rim (broken in sections and repaired, chipping to rim)
10 5/8in. (27cm.) diam.