Bella Donna Charger
Unknown Artist
c. 1520–30
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware with yellow and blue lustre (maiolica)
Dimensions
8.6 × 41.3 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1923.1096
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Ceremonial plates decorated with a bella donna (beautiful woman) feature half-length portraits of a young woman surrounded by scrolled banners. Many bella donna plates were informed by the frescos of Renaissance painters Pietro Perugino and Pinturicchio.