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Dish with Pomona
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Dish with Pomona

anonymous · c. 1580 - c. 1640 · maiolica; polychromy; painting technique; earthenware; tin glaze; lead glaze

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Round plate of multi-colored painted majolica. In the center, a circle is painted within which a standing woman (Pomona) stands on a ground, holding a basket of flowers in her left hand (?). The rim is divided by four lines into four compartments within which fine leafy vines and animals are painted (Patanazzi decoration).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
platter
Credit lineSchotel met Pomona. c. 1580 - c. 1640. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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