AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO TONDINO
MID-16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY DUCHY OF URBINO
Painted with Daphne pursued by Apollo and Peneus reclining by a tree-stump with water flowing from an overturned urn into a river, inscribed Apollo et Daph / ne to the reverse
9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
For a similarly decorated dish see Giuliana Gardelli, A Gran Fuoco, Mostra di Maioliche Rinascimentali dello Stato di Urbino da Collezioni Private, Exhibition Catalogue, Urbino, Palazzo Ducale, 1987, pp. 86-87.