COLLECTION NAME:
Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
Record
ID_Number:
WBD_07946
Creator name:
Medici Porcelain Manufactory
Creator dates:
ca. 1575-1587
Creator nationality:
Italian
Title:
Ewer (brocca)
Date:
ca. 1575-1578
Date type:
creation date
Date notes:
Created sometime between 1575-1578
Repository name:
Detroit Institute of Arts
Repository location:
Detroit, Michigan
Repository_inventory_ number:
2000.85
Style_Period:
High Renaissance
Subject:
ewers (vessels)
Subject:
coats of arms
Subject:
floral patterns
Subject:
masks (costume)
Subject:
wings (animal components)
Subject:
putti (motifs)
Subject:
dragons
Culture:
Italian
Category:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_type:
porcelain (visual works)
Work_type:
ceramics (object genre)
Work_type:
pottery (object genre)
Material_Technique:
soft paste porcelain with blue underglaze and manganese decoration
Measurement:
36.8 × 22.9 cm
Copy_Source:
digital image
Image_Source:
Walter Denny
Note:
Ewer depicts coats of arms owned by wife of Grand-Duke Francesco I de’ Medici of Tuscany, Giovanna of Austria. And according to the DIA's website, the "sculptural winged masks on the handles warrant an attribution of the overall design to Bernardo Buontalenti (ca. 1531 – 1608), head of the Medici workshops and a talented designer."
Rights Reproduction & Access:
Duplication rights - Walter Denny
Filename:
WBD_07946.JPG
