Dish (Tondino) with portrait of a young woman and grotesque decoration / Nicola da Urbino / Attributed to
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- Accession Number
- 1965/2.79
- Title
- Dish (Tondino) with portrait of a young woman and grotesque decoration
- Artist
- Nicola da Urbino
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1480-1537/1538
- Medium and Support
- tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
- Object Creation Date
- 1526
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Marches (region)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Marches (region)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Renaissance
- Dimensions
- 3.3 cm x 18.5 cm x 18.5 cm (1 5/16 in. x 7 5/16 in. x 7 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- dish
- Physical Description
- The profile bust of a young woman is depicted in the well of this dish. The rim features a variety of grotesque ornament, including two winged, serpent-like creatures with human heads, whose tails interlace at the top of the plate. Cornucopias full of fruit appear beneath these creatures, followed by weapons and shields, one of which bears the date 1526. At the bottom appears the head of a cherub supporting a vase of fruit.
- Subject Matter
- The well of this dish contains an idealized portrait bust of a young woman to whom this plate was probably offered as a gift by an amorous gentleman. The grotesques adorning the rim of the plate are derived from ancient Roman decoration.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- dishes
- earthenware
- motifs
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- pottery (object genre)
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2980 x 1996
- File Size
- 791 KB
- Record
- 1965/2.79
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"Dish (Tondino) with portrait of a young woman and grotesque decoration; Nicola da Urbino; Attributed to." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-2.79/1965_2.79.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.