Shallow bowl with Hercules overcoming Antaeus

Creator Name

Maestro Giorgio Andreoli of Gubbio;
Italian 16th Century

Cultural Context

Date

1501 to 1550

Source

National Gallery of Art

Work details

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Title

Shallow bowl with Hercules overcoming Antaeus

Creator

Maestro Giorgio Andreoli of Gubbio, Italian, c. 1465/1470 - c. 1553, related artist;
Italian 16th Century, ceramist

Worktype

Decorative Art; Ceramic

Cultural Context

Material

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)

Technique

tin-glazed

Language

Date

1501 to 1550

Provenance

Widener Collection; Donor: Joseph E. Widener; Source: Joseph E. Widener

Style Period

Maiolica; Renaissance

Rights

CC0

Inscription

in center of foot reverse: Maro Giorgio / da ugubio f. / .1520.[Maestro Giorgio Gubbio made it 1520] [reading of the "f" is uncertain]; Spitzer sale labels; typed Kann collection labels 2, 188, identifying the subject wrongly as the rape of Proserpine (now in object folder, NGA Curatorial Records)

Location

Gubbio

Source

National Gallery of Art

Subjects

classical; mythology; Antaeus; Hercules

Topic

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Maestro Giorgio Andreoli of Gubbio, Shallow bowl with Hercules overcoming Antaeus, 1501 to 1550, National Gallery of Art. CC0.

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