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Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms

Attributed to Francesco Xanto Avelli and a collaborator, probably in Urbino; probably lustered in the workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli of Gubbio, or by Vicenzo Andreoli, Urbino

1538

Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms by Attributed to Francesco Xanto Avelli and a collaborator, probably in Urbino; probably lustered in the workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli of Gubbio, or by Vicenzo Andreoli, Urbino

Medium

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Department

CSD

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Widener Collection

Accession Number

1942.9.337

Rights

Public Domain

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