M.V.1567

maiolica

A spool-shaped albarello with slightly rounded ends and a cylindrical middle section. The monochrome blue decoration, as with other vases from the Pescio workshop, includes plant and animal motifs. Among the latter is a horse, which is not usually found in this Chinese-inspired repertoire.

P. 418

maiolica

Cylindrical jar with light blue majolica decoration on a white background.

C. 747

maiolica

The subject depicted on the front of the vase also appears, with some variations, on other pieces from the same set. The object has a similar shape to the vase with inventory number C. 752, which is part of the same set. The tap is missing. The decoration on the front includes a depiction of a bearded figure in oriental dress, identifiable as a doctor or apothecary, flanked by two cherubs. On the back is a painting of a warrior on horseback.

O.C.C.35

maiolica

The scene depicted on the front has been interpreted as ‘Joseph reconciles with his brothers’, given that other vases from the same collection (P. 268, P. 266, P. 276, P. 270, P. 277, P. 278) depict other episodes from the character's story. Baluster vase with a narrowing at the bottom, where the pharmaceutical inscription is located, and a bulge at the top. Pair of lion-head handles set on relief masks; a third mask, on the front, houses the bronze tap. The upper part of the vase is painted with a biblical scene depicting two male figures prostrating themselves before three standing figures, one of whom is holding a wand. On the reverse side, a couple is seated against a landscape background, flanked by a cherub holding a branch with fruit.

M.V.1594

maiolica

Superbe Maioliche - Palazzo Bianco - 07/04/2022 10/07/2022

Plate with ring foot. The decoration, which covers the entire surface without distinction between the rim and the foot, features a warrior on horseback dressed in ancient garb and carrying a crusader banner, set against a landscape background.

M.G.L.1506

maiolica

Quadrangular bottle with a short cylindrical neck. The polychrome decoration includes orientalising plant motifs taken from the late Ming repertoire, with a gazelle on one side and birds and turreted buildings on each of the other three sides.

M.V.1557

maiolica

Superbe Maioliche - Palazzo Bianco - 07/04/2022 10/07/2022

A moulded plate, probably used as a water basin. In the centre is a cherub riding a dolphin, a scene taken from 16th-century prints. There are similarities with other contemporary silverware items.

M.V.1562

maiolica

The decoration is part of the ‘figurettes and ruins’ style, which was very popular during the 18th century. Large plate decorated in polychrome with a lively figurative scene, including six characters, three women and three men, in various poses. One of the men has a dog on a leash, while another dog is depicted next to the female figure on the left, who is holding a sort of tambourine. Architectural ruins and tree trunks, together with many plum blossoms, frame the scene.

M.V.1707

maiolica

Superbe Maioliche - Palazzo Bianco - 07/04/2022 10/07/2022

The riser is decorated with a depiction of the well-known biblical episode ‘Joseph and Potiphar's Wife’. The model for the scene is Raphael's painting in the Vatican Loggias, probably based on Cesare Fantetti's 17th-century engraving.

M.V.1609

maiolica

The shape and decoration of this object are inspired by oriental porcelain, in particular Japanese Imari porcelain, characterised by blue, red and gold colours, replaced here by ochre. The presence of two different marks may be due to the fact that the lid, which bears the symbol used by the Salamone family, was added at a later date, perhaps to replace the original one. Teapot with a globular body, twisted handle and domed lid, with a mark on the back. The decoration, in blue and yellow ochre, includes a series of blue multi-lobed elements at the top enclosing single or bunched ochre-coloured leaves. At the bottom are painted plant shoots with small flowers.