Master Paintings and Sculpture Part II
Master Paintings and Sculpture Part II
Property of a Private Collector
Italian, Urbino, first half of the 16th century
Istoriato Dish
Auction Closed
January 27, 09:38 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collector
Italian, Urbino, first half of the 16th century
Istoriato Dish
the reverse with fragments of old collection labels, one denoting the Rothschild collection and the other with the number 45
tin-glazed earthenware
diameter 10 ¼ in.; 26.7cm.
Collection of Baron Adolphe de Rothschild;
Collection of Charles N. Edge;
His sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries New York, 2 February 1946, lot 462;
Collection of Kate and George Elderkin, Princeton, New Jersey;
Thence by descent to the current owner from the above.
Collection of Charles N. Edge;
His sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries New York, 2 February 1946, lot 462;
Collection of Kate and George Elderkin, Princeton, New Jersey;
Thence by descent to the current owner from the above.
This dish depicts two scenes: one of Jupiter on the left and the other of Leda and the Swan on the right. A popular subject among Renaissance artists, Leda and the Swan is a myth that tells the story of how Jupiter transformed himself into a swan in order to seduce the Princess Leda.