Pear-Shaped Double-Handled Vase with a Young Woman Holding a Flower
Artistworkshop of
Orazio Pompei
(Italian, c. 1516 - 1590/96)
Dateca.1550-60
CultureItalian; Castelli d' Abruzzo
MediumMaiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN7161
This two-handled vase is an example of the Faenza workshop, which became the most influential manufacturer of maiolica in Renaissance Italy. It was the custom in Italy to display elaborate services of drug vases in the pharmacies which were also popular meeting places. The portrait on this vase is set against a hilly landscape, painted with rich color and directness, and framed in a delicately scrolled arch. The elegant vessel is defined by large handles and a sturdy circular base ringed with stylized leafage. At the bottom of the vase, an inscription reads: Zucar Borrgiudt-Zucaro-Borragino-di-Giulebbe-Distallate (distillate of borage sugar jelup). Faenza drug pots and vases were often decorated with women in contemporary dress.
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On viewLocation
Dimensions14 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (37.5 x 28.9 x 23.2 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 05
First half of the 16th century
Unknown, Italian
First half of the 16th century
