Plate
Francesco Xanto Avelli (c.1487 - c.1542)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1540
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
267 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Urbino
Order this imageCollection
Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540414
Summary
Maiolica plate painted with a biblical scene against a landscape background showing a distant town and river and a godlike figure descending upon clouds, inscribed in blue Italian script on the back. Check number - could be C101 located in alcove PL of window.
Marks and inscriptions
'L'altitonate Giore Sdegnato contra Eusculapio co ardente fulmine l'ocide' on the back
Makers and roles
Francesco Xanto Avelli (c.1487 - c.1542), artist