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The image depicts a ceramic pharmacy jar with a detailed portrayal of a man with a dark beard and a white turban, appearing to read a script. The sculpture is made from ceramics and features vivid colors such as yellows, blues, and greens. The upper and lower bands of the jar have alternating horizontal stripes of yellow and blue, while the central band showcases ornate designs including leafy wreaths and stylized floral motifs. The jar gives the impression of an elaborately decorated, traditional apothecary vessel, finely painted with intricate patterns and an illustration for historical context.
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The image depicts a ceramic pharmacy jar with a detailed portrayal of a man with a dark beard and a white turban, appearing to read a script. The sculpture is made from ceramics and features vivid colors such as yellows, blues, and greens. The upper and lower bands of the jar have alternating horizontal stripes of yellow and blue, while the central band showcases ornate designs including leafy wreaths and stylized floral motifs. The jar gives the impression of an elaborately decorated, traditional apothecary vessel, finely painted with intricate patterns and an illustration for historical context.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Albarello with black-bearded physician and trophies of arms

Faenza 16th Century

Date
c. 1550/1575
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
overall (height by diameter): 29.1 × 14.3 cm (11 7/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
2015.19.4027
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Renaissance
  • personal
  • symbol
  • Maiolica
  • Trophy of arms
  • Acquired after publication of Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics
  • half figure
  • figure
  • tin-glazed
  • Half figure
Provenance

Oskar Hainauer [1840-1894], Berlin; by inheritance to his widow, Julie Hainauer [1850-1926], Berlin; purchased 1906 with the entire Hainauer collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 17 October 1906 to William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York;[1] bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Series I.D, General business records, 1907-1964, reel 59, box 163, Hainauer collection sales ledger, July 1906-December 1909; copy in NGA curatorial files.

Inscription

on front on band: [?]iua: aromati

NGA object ID 177082. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.